Chapter 6 The Solar System

Earth is a satellite of?

What is the rise and fall of the ocean's surface due to the pull if gravity is?

What is the Sun, and how does it produce energy?

The force of attraction between any 2 objects due to their mass is known as?

What is the difference between a moon and a satellite?

What are caught by Earth's gravity and fall through its atmosphere?

What keeps the planets moving in their orbits around the Sun?

Which planet has the greatest surface gravity?

The system of objects orbiting the Sun is called?

What is a device that uses lenses to focus light so that distant objects can be seen?

Planets keep orbiting around the sun by?

Of all the mass in the solar system, about what percentage is in the Sun?

Solar flares are burst of energy from?

What would happen to Pluto's orbit if the Sun's gravity decreased by half?

The smashing together of hydrogen atoms to make helium atoms is called?

Which of the following describes the orbital motion of these bodies in our Solar System?

What is the largest body in the solar system?

What is a rock that revolves around the Sun called?

Which are the 2 main gases that make up the Sun?

Which planet has the right conditions to support life?

Which unit is used the measure the distance between the Sun and the planets?

A not quite perfect circle is called a(n)?