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6.02 The Solar Syst
8th Grade 2022
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The force that keeps the planets in motion around the Sun. | Gravity |
| Put the 4 inner planets in order, starting with the closest to the sun. | 1. Mercury, 2. Venus, 3. Earth, 4. Mars |
| Put the 4 outer planets in order, starting with the closest to the sun. | 1. Jupiter, 2. Saturn, 3. Uranus, 4. Neptune |
| What is a chunk of rock that orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter called? | An Asteroid in the Asteroid Belt |
| Inner planets are ______ | Small and rocky |
| Outer planets are ______ | Gas giants |
| Which planets have very few or no moons? | Inner Planets |
| Outer planets have a lot of ______ | Moons |
| What is pluto's classification in the solar system? | Dwarf Planet |
| Which planets have rings? | Outer Planets |
| What is it called when a planet or moon spins on their axis? | Rotation |
| Rocks that burn up in Earth's atmosphere. | Meteors |
| Chunks of ice and rock that orbit the Sun. | Comets |
| What is it called when a planet or moon moves around another object? | Revolution |
| How long does it take Earth to rotate? | 1 Day (24 hours) |
| How long does it take Earth to revolve? | 1 Year (365.25 days) |
| What causes day and night on Earth? | Earth's rotation on its axis |
| What is happening to the Moon as it is waxing? | It is gaining light (Appearing larger) |
| What is happening to the Moon as it is waning? | It is losing light (Appearing smaller) |
| Which shape of the moon shows less than half of the moon lit? | Crescent |
| Earth's tilt on its axis and its position around the Sun determine's a hemisphere's ___. | Seasons |
| Which shape of the moon shows half of the moon lit? | Quarter Moon |
| Which shape of the moon shows more than half of the moon lit? | Gibbous |
| Ptolemy and Aristotle were early greek philosophers who thought that ___ was the center of the solar system. | Earth |
| Which moon phase shows a complete lit moon? | Full Moon |
| Which moon phase shows a completely dark moon? | New Moon |
| When a hemisphere on Earth is tilted towards the Sun, it is __. | Summer |
| When a hemisphere on Earth is tilted away from the Sun, it is __. | Winter |
| The result of the moon and sun's gravity pull on the surface waters of Earth. | Tides |
| Copernicus and Galileo in the 1400s came up with the modern view of the solar system, with ____ at the center of the solar system. | Sun |
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Mr. Dornfeld
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