Solar System Survey

Organize these celestial bodies into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Terrestrial Planets

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(b) Asteroids

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(c) Jovian Planets

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(d) Kuiper Belt Objects

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Uranus

• Makemake

• Vesta

• Ceres

• Pluto

• Mars

• Eris

• Pallas

• Venus

• Haumea

• Juno

• Jupiter

• Earth

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112.48.c.11.C

112.48.c.11.B

Order the following from CLOSEST TO the Sun (left) to FURTHEST FROM the Sun (right)

• Oort Cloud

• Kuiper Belt

• Jovian Planets

• Asteroid Belt

• Terrestrial Planets

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112.48.c.11.C

The Inner Solar system is filled with ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   bodies, whereas the Outer solar system is filled with ​ (c)   and ​ (d)   bodies.

• rocky
• icy
• metallic
• gaseous
• hot
• cold

Answer explanation

Remember! The Solar System is DIFFERENTIATED, meaning denser materials (rocks and metals) solidify closer to the sun!

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112.48.c.11.C

Match the Planets below to other planets that are around the same size

• Venus

• Earth

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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112.48.c.11.C

Order the INNER SOLAR SYSTEM from closest to the sun to farthest from the sun.

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

• Asteroid Belt

• Earth

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112.48.c.11.C

Order the OUTER SYSTEM from closest to the sun to farthest from the sun.

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Kuiper Belt

• Neptune

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112.48.c.11.C

Organize these small solar system bodies

Groups:

(a) Icy Bodies

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(b) Rocky Bodies

• Makemake

• Vesta

• Haumea

• Pluto

• Ceres

• Eris

• Pallas

• Juno

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112.48.c.11.C

The First Law of planetary motion states that planets orbit in _________ with the sun at one foci.

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112.48.c.11.A

Contrast perihelion to aphelion

Groups:

(a) Perihelion

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(b) Aphelion

• Celestial Body travels faster

• Celestial Body travels slower

• Closest to Sun

• Farthest from Sun

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112.48.c.11.A

The ​ (a)   Law of Planetary Motion states planets sweep out equal ​ (b)   in equal ​ (c)   .

• Second
• areas
• time
• First
• Third
• distances
• years

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112.48.c.11.A