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1
Q

What is a satellite?

A

An object that orbits a star or planet

2
Q

Name a natural satellite

A

The moon

3
Q

Name an artificial satellite

A

ISS, any communication satellite

4
Q

How do we see the moon?

A

Light reflects from the Sun into our eyes

5
Q

What is a solar system?

A

A group of objects (including planets) that orbit a star

6
Q

What is a comet?

A

Lumps of ice that orbit the Sun

7
Q

What is a meteor?

A

Dust and rock that orbit the sun

8
Q

What is a meteorite?

A

A meteor that lands on Earth

9
Q

What is a galaxy?

A

A collection of billions of stars and planets

10
Q

Which galaxy are we in?

A

The Milky Way

11
Q

What is our nearest galaxy

A

Andromeda

12
Q

Billions of galaxies make up the ?

A

Universe

13
Q

What is the name given to a squashed circle?

A

Ellipse

14
Q

Name the planets in order

A

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

15
Q

What are the outer planets called?

A

Gas giants

16
Q

State two features of the gas planets

A

They are large and they are cold

17
Q

What are the inner planets called?

A

Terrestrial planets

18
Q

State one feature of the terresterial planets

A

They are made of rock

19
Q

What is the asteroid belt made of?

A

Pieces of rock

20
Q

Where is the asteroid belt found?

A

Between Mars and Jupiter