Overview of Solar System

A force of attraction between 2 objects is called

Every star starts out as a

The shapes the stars make are called_____________.

Between which 2 planets is a large asteroid belt?

The inner planets are _____________.

Gravity and ___________keep Earth in orbit.

An object that orbits a star and doesn't produce it's own light.

The gravitational pull between Earth and the moon causes

The North Star is called

The tendency of object to keep moving in a straight line that helps keep our planet in orbit is

The outer planets are_____.

A ____________ is a large body that orbits the Sun.

The larger planets farther from the Sun are made up of

Earth completes one full rotation on it's axis every

A ___________ is a small, orbiting body made of dust, ice, and frozen gases.

In what year was Pluto declared a dwarf planet?

Stars produce

____________ is the Sun and all bodies that travel, or revolve around it.

Why don't we feel Earth moving?

The Earth's satellite is ____________________.

Because the tilt of the Earth's axis is always the same

When all of this element is gone, a star begins to cool and shrink.

A huge collection of stars is a

On the moon, craters are formed

Our solar system is part of the ______________ galaxy.

The Sun appears to be at it's highest point during what time of day?

About how long does the moon take to revolve around the Earth?

The largest planet in our solar system is

Which can be used to tell scientists about the surface temperature of a star?

The tilt of the Earth's axis affects the

In which direction does the sun rise and set?

The Sun is a .

The brightness of a star is measured by its _________________.

What unit do scientists use to measure distances in space?

The path that the planets travel around the Sun are called _______.