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WorksheetsSpace & Forces
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
List the inner planets in order from smallest to largest
(a)
How does distance between the planets change as you move away from the sun
planets get closer together
distance does not change
planets get farther apart from each other
distance changes in an irregular pattern
How do the orbits of inner planets differ from the orbits of outer planets
inner orbit faster around the sun than outer
they orbit at the same rate
outer orbit faster around the sun than inner
They don't orbit, they just rotate
What Planets are made our of rock and metal?
(a)
Astronomers use AUs to measure distances (a) our solar system
What is a light year
The distance between the sun and the earth
The amount of time it takes for the sun's light to reach us
The distance light travels in a year
The time it takes for the sun's light to exit the solar system
How many times larger than the sun is Earth?
(a)
What makes it difficult to travel to other planets?
(a)
This force is responsible for building the solar system
(a)
Why are planets round
Inertia
Velocity
Boyancy
Gravity
Planets with this influence the orbits of other planets
Increased mass and density
Increased density and
Increased Buoyancy and velocity
Decreased gravity and density
This marks the beginning of a protostar's existence
The combination of gravity and pressure
nuclear fission
nuclear formation
nuclear fusion
What does an AU (astronomical unit) measure
distance between the sun and the end of our solar system
distance between the inner planets
distance between the outer planets
distance between the sun and earth
