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Astronomy ES.3
Earth and Solar System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where are asteroids found? | In the Asteroid Belt |
| What is the planet closest to the Sun? | Mercury |
| What is the planet farthest from the Sun? | Neptune |
| What orbits the sun and is made up of frozen gases? | Comet |
| What two planets have no moons? | Mercury and Venus |
| What minerals are the cores of the inner planets made of? | iron and nickel? |
| When is the Vernal Equinox? | March 21st (1st day of spring) |
| What is a Solar Eclispe? | when the Moon blocks the sunlight and a shadow falls on earth |
| What theory states that the Moon was formed when a large object struck the Earth and material from inside the Earth was ejected out in space and this material formed the moon? | The Impact Theory |
| What is the Earth's only natural satellite? | The Moon |