Our Solar System

Question 1

planets

Answer 1

orbit the sun, sphericle, does not share space of its orbit

Question 2

geocentric theory

Answer 2

ancient mode of the solar system

Question 3

Nicolaus Copernicus

Answer 3

created a solar system model

Question 4

heliocentric theory

Answer 4

everything orbits the sun

Question 5

perihelion

Answer 5

when a planet is closest to the sun

Question 6

aphelion

Answer 6

when planet is furthest from the sun

Question 7

dwarf plannet

Answer 7

orbit the sun, rigid spherical, share orbits with other bodies, are not asttelites

Question 8

small solar system bodies

Answer 8

anything that isn’t a planet or dwarf planet

Question 9

terrestrial planets

Answer 9

planets about the same size and density as earth

Question 10

jovian planets

Answer 10

planets with dense gaseous atmoshperes

Question 11

Meteroids

Answer 11

in space

Question 12

meteor

Answer 12

in atmosphere

Question 13

meteorite

Answer 13

reaches earths surface

Question 14

asteroid

Answer 14

verry large medeor

Question 15

Percival Lowell

Answer 15

built his own laboratory in search of finding another planet similiar to Neptune

Question 16

Clyde Tombaugh

Answer 16

Discovered Pluto, numerous galaxies, comets and novas.

Question 17

kuiper belt

Answer 17

ring of inumerable objects that extend from the orbit on Neptune to as far as 55 AU from the sun.

Question 18

comet

Answer 18

small solar system object made of rock and different kinds of ices that orbits the sun.

Question 19

bolide

Answer 19

large chunk of rock that makes a streak and bursts, type of meteor.

Question 20

Trojans and greeks

Answer 20

asteroid families

Question 21

moon

Answer 21

natural sattelite

Question 22

inferior planets

Answer 22

closer to the sun than earth.

Question 23

superior planets

Answer 23

further from the sun that earth.