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Our Place Solar Syst
Our Place in the Solar System Assessment Review
Question | Answer |
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Our solar system is in the _______________________galaxy. | Milky Way |
One ______________________ or orbit around the Sun equals a planet's year. | revolution |
One _____________ on a planet's axis accounts for day and night on a planet. | rotation |
Planets, other than Earth, can or cannot have an atmosphere. | can |
Which planet is located after Earth in our solar system? | Mars |
Which planet is located after Jupiter in our solar system? | Saturn |
What is the name of the star in our atmosphere? | Sun |
Which planet is located after Mars and the Asteroid Belt in our solar system? | Jupiter |
A day on this planet lasts 243 Earth days and a year last 225 Earth days. | Venus |
Name all the Rocky Planets | Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars |
Name all the Gas Giants | Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune |
Which planet rotates on its side? | Uranus :D |
What was the date NASA first landed astronauts on the moon? | 1969 |
What is the name of the new mission to the moon? | The Artemis Program |
Who is Jessica Meir, and how did she make history? | She was part of the first all female space walk. (She is also from Maine.) |
This layer of the atmosphere absorbs most of the sun's ultraviolet radiation, | Ozone Layer or the Stratosphere |
Most weather occurs in this layer of the atmosphere | Troposphere |
The temperature in this layer of the atmosphere can reach higher than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. | Thermosphere |
Living things are found in this layer of the atmosphere | Troposphere |
Planets turn or __________________ on an axis. | rotate |
Which group of planets are considerably larger than the other group? | Gaseous |
Because there is no atmosphere, this planet has a very hot day and very cold night. | Mercury |
A gas giant that has raging storm, the most moons and shortest day. | Jupiter |
This planet has similar temperatures to our own planet: and has asteroids for moons. | Mars |
Not the closest planet to our star, but the hottest because of its thick atmosphere | Venus |
What is the name of the spaceport that will be built around the moon for spacecraft to dock with? | Lunar Gateway |
How long is the moon's orbit around the Earth? | 27 days |
How does our atmosphere protect us? | Shield us from harmful UV rays and falling space objects. |
On what planet can you jump the furthest? | Venus |
What does the Mars Rover do? | Takes photos on Mars and sends them back to Earth. |
How is the Artemis Program different than the Apollo mission? | Artemis is doing research to help man eventually go to Mars. |
What is the soil on the moon called? | Regolith |
The core of the moon is | molten lava and hardened iron |
Another name for a shooting star is a | meteor |
Who was the first man to walk on the moon? | Neil Armstrong |
The moon's movement causes _______________ and ______________ on Earth. | phases and ocean tides |