Intro to the solar system

Intro to the solar system

Multiple Choice

This is the closet star to the Earth

• The sun

• The moon

• The shooting star

• Mars

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to orbit something?

• to jump on top of something

• to hit something

• to go around something

• To ignore something

Multiple Choice

Which of the below statements are true?

• The sun orbits the planets

• The earth is orbited but the sun

• The sun only orbits 4 planets

• All 8 planets orbit the sun

Multiple Choice

As a result of the suns ___________ 8 planets are able to orbit it

• Heat

• Rays

• Gravitational pull

• Nuclear Fusion

Multiple Choice

Which of the following measurements is CLOSEST to the diameter of the Sun?

• 135,000 kilometers

• 1350 Kilometers

• 1,350,000 kilometers

• 135 kilometers

Multiple Choice

The Sun produces many types of energy. Some of these can be harmful to life on Earth.

Select the BEST answer describing a danger from the Sun and a way people have found to protect themselves from that danger.

• Gamma rays cause damage to cells of living organisms. To protect themselves people wear lead-lined clothes.

• Ultraviolet radiation causes damage to cells of living organisms, which can cause certain types of cancers. To protect themselves, people wear hats and use sunscreens on their skin when they go outside.

• Infrared radiation is produced by the Sun and causes things to heat up. People protect themselves by wearing warm jackets to prevent sunburn.

• Visible light is produced by the Sun. People can protect themselves by living deep underground.

Multiple Choice

How is Earth's orbit around the Sun similar to the orbits of other planets around the Sun?

• Each planet's orbit is determined by how fast it rotates.

• Each planet's orbit takes about the same amount of time.

• Each planet's travels the same distance in it's orbit as the other planets.

• Each planet's orbit is controlled by the pull of the Sun's gravity.