Unit 5: Solar System RETEACH

​ (a)   - rocks orbiting around the sun between Mars and Jupiter.​

(b)   - a body orbiting a planet.

​ ​ (c)   - a body of ice and dust orbiting the sun.

​ ​ (d)   - a large body either of rock or gas, orbiting the sun.

• Astroid Belt
• Comet
• Planet
• Moon

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A student was making a model of the solar system.  What order should she put the planets?

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What is the solar system?

• The sun

• The planets

• The sun and planets ONLY

• The sun, planets, and all other objects that orbit the sun

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Why do the planets orbit the sun?

• They don't, the planets orbit the Earth

• The sun is so small that it has a very small gravitational pull

• The sun is so massive that it has a very large gravitational pull, which causes objects to orbit it

• Because they want to

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What are the inner planets (also known as the terrestrial planets)?

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

What is the habitable zone?

• a vehicle propelled by the exhaust made from burning fuel
• an area that is just the right distance from the sun, or other star, that it is not too hot or too cold & could be able to support life

• matter that contains carbon which includes all living things
• the study of the origin, development, distribution, and future of life on Earth and in the universe

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Which planet would be the most likely place to observe for life?

• Planet A

• Planet B

• Planet C

• Planet D

What is the habitable zone?

• A zone with the correct distance away from a star where life may be able to exist

• A zone in space where water turns into vapor
• A zone where life can not be sustained
• A zone in space where water is frozen

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Identify the outer planets in the image.

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When comets come close to the Sun they develop a tail that glows so we can see it from Earth. Asteroids do not develop tails like this. In what other way are asteroids different from comets?

• Asteroids are rocky while comets are made of ice and dust

• Asteroids revolve around planets while comets revolve around the Sun