5th - Science Unit 8 Lesson 3 revised

Question 0

What is a star and the objects that orbit it?

Answer 0

Solar System

Question 1

What is a large object that orbits a star and does not produce its own light?

Answer 1

Planet

Question 2

What is a large object that orbits the Sun and is closer to the Sun than the asteroid belt?

Answer 2

Inner Planet

Question 3

What is a large object that orbits the Sun and is beyond the asteroid belt?

Answer 3

Outer Planet

Question 4

What is a mixture of ice, frozen gases, rock, and dust left over from the formation of the solar system?

Answer 4

Comet

Question 5

What is one so many small, rocky objects between Mars and Jupiter?

Answer 5

Asteroid

Question 6

What is a chuck of rock from space that travel through Earth’s atmosphere?

Answer 6

Meteor

Question 7

What is a natural object that orbits a planet?

Answer 7

Moon

Question 8

What is the order of the planets beginning with the Sun?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Name the inner planets.

Answer 9

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

Question 10

Name the outer planets.

Answer 10

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

Question 11

What is Earth’s natural satellite?

Answer 11

The moon

Question 12

What are the outer planets made of?

Answer 12

They are made mostly of gas.

Question 13

What are the inner planets made of?

Answer 13

They all have surfaces made of rock.

Question 14

Which is the smallest planet?

Answer 14

Mercury

Question 15

Is the Sun a star?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

How many planets have rings?

Answer 16

4 - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

Question 17

Does the moon have an atmosphere?

Answer 17

No

Question 18

What is a planet?

Answer 18

Is a large object that orbits a star and does not produce its own light.

Question 19

What is Pluto?

Answer 19

Pluto is a dwarf planet.

Question 20

What is a meteor?

Answer 20

A chunk of rock from space that travels through Earth’s atmosphere.

Question 21

What are the two different types of satellites?

Answer 21

There are natural satellites, or moons, and artificial satellites which are put in space my man such as those used for weather, communication, and space probes.

Question 22

Do planets produce their own light?

Answer 22

No

Question 23

What is an asteroid?

Answer 23

One of many small, rocky objects between Mars and Jupiter.

Question 24

Which planet has a Great Red Spot?

Answer 24

Jupiter

Question 25

How many planets are in our solar system?

Answer 25

8

Question 26

Be able to read and draw conclusions from a data table on the length of day, length of year, and distance from the sun of planets.

Answer 26

Something like table on page 437

Question 27

What is a natural or artificial object in space that circles around another object?

Answer 27

Satellite