Solar System Review

how does a telescope help us understand the moon?

Which planet is closest to the sun?

objects compared to a standard for accurate size perception

What do planets revolve around?

the measurement of the pull of gravity

A probe landed on Mars and did soil tests. What information did it discover?

Why is this picture of the planets not accurate?

What makes space travel difficult for people?

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

The inner planets are rocky and small. Which of the following best describes the outer planets.

irregular pieces of rock that move through space.

What do objects that have more mass also have more of?

the system made up of the eight unique planets, and many smaller objects that orbit the sun.

celestial objects made up of dust, ice and gases that orbit the sun in an elliptical course

if you lived on Jupiter, what would you see in the night sky besides the stars?

celestial objects that consist of gasses which generate light and heat

the amount of matter in something

irregular pieces of rock that move through space

a measure of the amount of space between objects

the attraction of one mass to another