Solar System Flashcard

Front

As mass increases, gravity ________________.

Back

Increases

Front

How long does it take the earth to make 1 revolution?

Back

One year

Front

If you traveled to this place, your mass would stay the same, but you would weigh less.

Back

The moon

Front

As distance increases, gravity __________________.

Back

Decreases

Front

The largest object in our solar system is ___________.

Back

The sun

Front

What is between the inner and outer planets?

Back

The Asteroid Belt

Front

An object in the solar system that has an icy center and is surrounded by a cloud of dust and gas is called a......

Back

comet

Front

What is earth's natural satellite?

Back

The Moon

Front

Why is Pluto not a planet?

Back

It has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit of smaller objects.

Front

Name the planets in order, starting closest from the sun:

Back

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