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Space
Space and the Solar System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is directly related to the gravitational force of an object? | The size of the object |
| An astronaut weighing 170 pounds on Earth would most likely weight _____ on Venus. | 170 pounds |
| We would not send a probe to the International Space Station becuase | We have computers and astronauts there |
| Which planet is furthest from the sun? | Neptune |
| How does the vehicle in the movie Apollo 13 differ from the space shuttles that recently retired? | It is not reusable |
| Which planet is just right for life? | Earth |
| The planet also known as the red planet is | Mars |
| The same astronaut would weight_____ on Jupiter. | More |
| The inner planets are _____ compared to the outer planets. | Smaller |
| The order of the INNER PLANETS from largest to smallest is | Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury |
| TRUE or FALSE: Venus is similar in size and temperature to Mars. | False, it is similar in size and temperature to Earth |
| Prior to Galileo's findings, the _____ was believed to be the center of the universe. | Earth |
| Probes are designed to carry instruments, but not crew. We would not send a probe to the Sun because | it would burn up. |
| What is located between Mars and Jupiter? | The Asteroid Belt |
| Which planet is tilted? | Uranus |
| The orbits of the planets are | circles |
| Which planet has beautiful rings? | Saturn |
| The order of the outer planets is | Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
| TRUE or FALSE Two of the planets have a retrograde (clockwise) rotation. | True |
| What is a rocky and has an irregular shape? | An asteroid |
| The outer planets are _____. | Gassy |
| How many planets in our solar system support life? | One |
| We would not send a probe to a mountain top becuase | We can go there ourselves. |
| The planet with a large red spot is _____. | Jupiter |
| Which planet is referred to as Earth's sister planet? | Venus |
| Which two planets rotate clockwise? | Venus and Uranus |
| The characteristics that are unique to the inner planets are that they are _______ and rocky. | terrestrial |
| Who were the first Americans to walk on the moon? | Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin |
| The composition of the Sun is best described as dense and composed of _____ gases. | hot |
| How far is the Earth from the Sun? | 93 million miles |
| A visible streak of light which shows the path of a rocky object which has entered Earth's atmosphere is a | meteor |
| The orbit of Mercury is an __________. | ellipse |
| ______, a Galilean moon, is quite different from Earth's Moon. On characteristic it shares with Earth's Moon is that it orbits a planet. | Europa |
| All of the planet in our solar system have more or less the same _____. | shape |
| A celestial body that has a tail with ice, rock and frozen gases is called a _____. | comet |
| TRUE or FALSE The Earth rotates around the Sun and the moon rotates around the Earth. | TRUE |
| A comet, which is made up of ice, frozen gases, and rock; orbits the Sun in a very _____ orbit. | elliptical |
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