Solar System Review

Coach Morgan's Solar System Review

Bootcamp style

What is our Solar System?

Our solar system consists of an average star we call the Sun, the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. It includes: the satellites of the planets; numerous comets, asteroids, and meteoroids; and the interplanetary medium.

Multiple Choice

In the previous slide, it mentions a "satellite" what is a natural satellite of Earth?

• The Sun

• The moon

• Constellations

• An asteroid

So what is a Galaxy?

A galaxy is a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction. Our galaxy is called the MILKY WAY!!

STARS... What are they?

• The only light producing body in space.

• ball of gases that are continuously going through nuclear fussion

• only one in our solar system

Multiple Select

Check all that apply.... Stars are:

• light producers

• dark

• small

• the sun

The sun is the only star in our solar system and is closer to Earth than any other star.

that is why.....

It appears the largest

It gives us the most light

It is the largest body in our solar system

It has the most mass and therefore the most gravity!

The planets on our Solar System

Name the Planets in Order from the Sun.

Multiple Choice

What is the order?

• Mercury, Earth, Venus Mars, Saturn, Jupiter Neptune, Uranus

• Pluto, Mars, Venus, Earth Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus Neptune

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

There are four INNER PLANETS that....

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Multiple Select

which answers are not true about the inner planets?

• They are terrestrial

• they are rocky

• they are small

• they are gas

• they have many natural satellites

There are four outer planets

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Multiple Select

Which of these answers are not true about the outer planets?

• They are smaller

• They are gas

• They are giants

• They have rings

• They have many moons

Multiple Choice

What lies in between the inner and outer planets?

• ice rings

• the asteroid belt

• comet circle

• the moon

Earth's moon is.....

• pulled to Earth's gravity because of how close it is to Earth

• very small compared to Earth

• goes through phases as it is viewed from Earth

• does not produce it's own light, only reflects light from the sun

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct order of the moon phases.

• full moon, waxing crescent, waxing gibbous

• waning crescent, third quarter, waning gibbous

• new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter

• new moon, full moon, first quarter

Multiple Choice

This means, to add light or grow bigger

• waning

• full moon

• waxing

• crescent

constellations are....

a collection of stars in a pattern

seem to move West across the sky during the seasons....

but... they do not move, Earth does!!

Poll

constellations are stars in our solar system......

• true

• false