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WorksheetsSolar System Sol
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What makes up the Solar System?
The Milky Way
the planets, the sun, any moons, and other bodies that revolve.
The 4 oceans
comets, asteroids, and meteors
Planets do not make their own light, rather they _____________light.
create
reflect
generate
form
Its gravity holds the other planets and objects in their position within the Solar System.
The Moon
The Sun
The Asteroid Belt
The Meteoroids
What are some parts of the Solar System?
the planets
the moon(s)
Comets
Asteroids
Meteroids
Our Solar System is also known as the?
Asteroid Belt
The Gaseous planets
Milky Way
Kiper Belt
How did our Solar System form?
Through a giant crash of planets
through a hot, spinning cloud of gases & dust
through an explosion near the surface of Earth's atmosphere
none of these reasons
What are Moons?
satellites
planets
comets
oceans
About how many moons can be found in our Solar System?
50
40
60
140
What is an asteroid?
a relatively small rocky body that orbits the sun
a satellite of Earth
a small, orbitting body made up of dust, ice, and frozen gases
a streak of light caused by a chunk of matter that enters Earth's atmosphere and gets heated by the air
What is a comet?
a streak of light caused by a chunk of matter that enters Earth's atmosphere and gets heated by the air
a satellite of Earth
A relatively small rocky object that orbits the sun
a small orbitting body made up of dust, ice & frozen gases
What is a meteor?
It's a small orbitting object made up of dust, ice & frozen gases
a streak of light caused by a chunk of matter that enters Earth's atmosphere and gets heated by the air
a satellite of Earth
The glow called Coma
What are the four inner planets?
Mars
Jupiter
Earth
Mercury
Venus
What separates the Inner planets from the outer planets?
Kiper Belt
Triton Moon
Meteor Belt
Asteroid Belt
What are the four Outer Planets?
Earth
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
What is a star?
The glow of the Sun
a large sphere of glowing gases
nuclear reaction
constellations
How do stars glow?
They reflect the sun's light
nuclear reactions in the stars core produce Energy that eventually reaches the surface
Electricity that is generated in the star's core
the movement of particles in the Earth's atmosphere
What does Ly stand for?
Lasso the young horse
Lightning McQueen
Light years
Kilometers
What are the constellations?
the amount of time it takes for light to travel in one year
the arrangement of stars, in a pattern in the Night Sky
a rotating cloud of gases and dust
Frozen debris
The brightness of a star is called?
nebula
magnitude
life cycle
Red Giant
The first stage in a star's life cycle is called the?
Red Giant
Protostar
Main Sequence Star
Black Dwarf
The Main Sequence Star will continue to release it's energy for millions to billions of years.
True
False
Scientists classify stars into 3 categories: blue/white, orange, & red
True
False
