Milky Way and the Solar System

Question 1

The planet with rings on it.

Accepted Answer

jupiter

Question 2

The asteroid belt is between _____ and _______.

Accepted Answer

jupiter and mars

Question 3

A cold spot on the sun.

Accepted Answer

sunspot

Question 4

An explosion of gas from the sun.

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solar flare

Question 5

Neptune is a _________ planet.

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gaseous

Question 6

The astronomical unit is the distance from earth to the ________.

Accepted Answer

sun

Question 7

A planet that does not clear its neighborhood.

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dwarf planet

Question 8

The earth's companion.

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moon

Question 9

The largest planet in the solar system.

Accepted Answer

jupiter

Question 10

A streak in the sky made of a ice and dust tale.

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comet

Question 11

An inner planet.

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mars

Question 12

The red spot on Jupiter is a __________.

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hurricane

Question 13

The layer of the sun that gives off visible light.

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photosphere

Question 14

An object that orbits a star.

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planet

Question 15

The red planet.

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mars

Question 16

The distance used to measure distances beyond our solar system.

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light year

Question 17

A common theory about how the solar system was created.

Accepted Answer

nebula theory

Question 18

The second planet from the sun.

Accepted Answer

venus

Question 19

The time it takes the earth to orbit the sun.

Accepted Answer

365.265 days

Question 20

The earth takes __________ to rotate.

Accepted Answer

24 hrs

Question 21

Commonly called a shooting star.

Accepted Answer

meteor

Question 22

A large rocky object in outer space.

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asteriod

Question 23

The unit used to measure distances within our solar system.

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astronomical unit

Question 24

The path of a planet around the sun.

Accepted Answer

orbit

Question 25

The reaction inside the sun.

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fusion

Question 26

The orbital path of the sun.

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ecliptic

Question 27

A light streak in the night sky that last only seconds.

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meteor

Question 28

Solar Eclipse

Accepted Answer

When the moon is in the middle of the sun and earth.

Question 29

The centre of the sun.

Accepted Answer

core

Question 30

Another name for a moon.

Accepted Answer

satelitte

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Milky Way and the Solar System

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