24/04/2024 The SOLAR System

Question 1

What is our Sun?

Answer 1

A star

Question 2

What do stars emit?

Answer 2

Light

Question 3

What is a possibility that stars may have?

Answer 3

A solar system of planets

Question 4

What does our solar system consist of?

Answer 4

Planets which orbit around the sun

Question 5

What is the only star in our solar system called?

Answer 5

MUST SAY: the only star in our solar system is called the sun

Question 6

What can we see in other neighbouring solar systems?

Answer 6

Stars

Question 7

What is the first planet in our solar system?

Answer 7

Mercury

Question 8

What is the second planet in our solar system?

Answer 8

Venus

Question 9

What is the third planet in our solar system?

Answer 9

Earth

Question 10

What is the forth planet in our solar system?

Answer 10

Mars

Question 11

What is the fifth planet in our solar system?

Answer 11

Jupiter

Question 12

What is the sixth planet in our solar system?

Answer 12

Saturn

Question 13

What is the seventh planet in our solar system?

Answer 13

Uranus

Question 14

What is the eighth planet in our solar system?

Answer 14

Neptune

Question 15

What was considered a planet and now not in our solar system?

Answer 15

Pluto

Question 16

What is the dwarf planet that used to be a planet in our solar system called?

Answer 16

Pluto

Question 17

What are all the planets in order in our solar system?

Answer 17

Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

Question 18

What does our solar system contain (bullet points)?

Answer 18

*8 planets ( and dwarf planets ) that orbit the sun
*the sun
*comets
*Asteroids
*Meteors
*Moons that orbit planets

Question 19

Fun fact! 🤫🧏👌😘

Answer 19

Mercury and Venus have no moons…

Whilst Jupiter has 79 and Saturn has 53!

Question 20

What are comets made up of?

Answer 20

Ice and dust which orbit the sun

Question 21

What are asteroids made up of and where is the asteroid belt between?

Answer 21

Lumps of rock that orbit the sun and an asteroid belt orbits the sun and is placed between mars and jupiter

Question 22

What are meteroid/meteors made up of?

Answer 22

Small rock

Question 23

How are meteors formed?

Answer 23

When a small rock from space that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction, often called shooting stars

Question 24

Match the word to the correct definition:

Planet

1.Space rock that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction

2.A natural satellite of a planet

3.A large object orbiting a star

3.Lump of rock that orbits the sun

4.The star that the earth orbits

5.Dusty snowballs (made up of ice and dust) which orbit the sun

Answer 24

3.A large object orbiting a star

Question 25

Match the word to the correct definition: Sun 1.Space rock that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction 2.A natural satellite of a planet 3.A large object orbiting a star 3.Lump of rock that orbits the sun 4.The star that the earth orbits 5.Dusty snowballs (made up of ice and dust) which orbit the sun

Answer 25

4.The star that the earth orbits

Question 26

Match the word to the correct definition: Comet 1.Space rock that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction 2.A natural satellite of a planet 3.A large object orbiting a star 3.Lump of rock that orbits the sun 4.The star that the earth orbits 5.Dusty snowballs (made up of ice and dust) which orbit the sun

Answer 26

5.Dusty snowballs (made up of ice and dust) which orbit the sun

Question 27

Match the word to the correct definition: Moon 1.Space rock that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction 2.A natural satellite of a planet 3.A large object orbiting a star 3.Lump of rock that orbits the sun 4.The star that the earth orbits 5.Dusty snowballs (made up of ice and dust) which orbit the sun

Answer 27

2.A natural satellite of a planet

Question 28

Match the word to the correct definition: Asteroids 1.Space rock that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction 2.A natural satellite of a planet 3.A large object orbiting a star 3.Lump of rock that orbits the sun 4.The star that the earth orbits 5.Dusty snowballs (made up of ice and dust) which orbit the sun

Answer 28

3.Lump of rock that orbits the sun

Question 29

Match the word to the correct definition: Meteoroid 1.Space rock that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction 2.A natural satellite of a planet 3.A large object orbiting a star 3.Lump of rock that orbits the sun 4.The star that the earth orbits 5.Dusty snowballs (made up of ice and dust) which orbit the sun

Answer 29

1.Space rock that enters the earths atmosphere creating a streak of light due to friction

Question 30

There are planets outside of our solar system that orbit their own stars, such planets are called what?

Answer 30

Exoplanets

Question 31

What is the name of our galaxy?

Answer 31

Milkyway