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science test 12/20
solar system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is inertia? | newton's 1st Law of motion- an object in motion will stay in motion , an object in rest will stay at rest unless a force or object acts on it |
| what does inertia have to do with the solar system? | the planets will keep moving around the sun unless something stops them |
| what is gravity? | attraction force between all objects with mass |
| what does gravity have to do with the solar system? | the gravitational and diameter pull of the planets towards the sun |
| what is the distance of one astronomical unit (AU)? | 150,000,000 kilometers |
| why astronomical units used to measure distances in the solar system? | tried to come up with a larger distance unit than kilometers |
| comet | |
| dwarf planet | |
| moon | |
| astroid | |
| meteor | |
| meteoroid | |
| meteorite | |
| whats the difference between period of rotation and the revolution of the planets? | |
| inner planets | |
| outer planets |