The Solar System And Beyond Lesson 1

Question 1

The path one object travels around another object

Answer 1

Orbit

Question 2

The force of attraction between any two objects due to their mass

Answer 2

Gravity

Question 3

The tendency of an object to keep moving in a straight line

Answer 3

Inertia

Question 4

One complete trip of one object to round another object

Answer 4

Revolution

Question 5

A complete spin on an axis

Answer 5

Rotation

Question 6

An instrument that makes distant objects seem larger and

Answer 6

Telescope

Question 7

The sun and all objects that orbit around it is called the

Answer 7

Solar system

Question 8

A — is any object that orbits another object

Answer 8

Satellite

Question 9

A— is a large round object in space that orbits a star

Answer 9

Planet

Question 10

Is the first planet

Answer 10

Mercury

Question 11

Is the second planet

Answer 11

Venus

Question 12

Is the third planet

Answer 12

Earth

Question 13

Is the fourth planet

Answer 13

Mars

Question 14

Is the fifth planet

Answer 14

Jupiter

Question 15

Is the sixth planet

Answer 15

Saturn

Question 16

Is the eighth planet

Answer 16

Neptune

Question 17

—-planets are made of rock and ice and their orbits cross orbit of other space objects

Answer 17

Dwarf

Question 18

The — is the center of the Solar System

Answer 18

Sun

Question 19

———-and——-keep the Earth and all other planets in orbit around the sun

Answer 19

Gravity and inertia

Question 20

The — is the only natural satellite of Earth

Answer 20

Moon

Question 21

The moon’s gravity affects the Earth because it causes the Earths

Answer 21

Tide

Question 22

When half the Earths surface faces the sun we’re having

Answer 22

Daylight

Question 23

When half the Earths surface faces away from the sun

Answer 23

Darkness

Question 24

——— is the way something seems to move

Answer 24

Apparent motion

Question 25

As the Earth rotates West to East objects appear to move from —— to ——-

Answer 25

East to West

Question 26

Te sun doesn’t

Answer 26

Move

Question 27

Earth’s orbit around the Sun takes —— days or 1 year

Answer 27

365 1/4 days

Question 28

The ——- happen be a of both the Earths tilted axis and its revolution around the sun

Answer 28

Seasons

Question 29

When the Northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun it is having—- and the southern hemisphere is having summer

Answer 29

Winter

Question 30

When the Northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun it is having—- and the southern hemisphere is having winter

Answer 30

Summer

Question 31

The northern hemispheres summer solstice occurs around

Answer 31

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Question 32

The northern hemispheres winter solstice occurs around

Answer 32

December 21