Science Ch.6 Solar System

Question 1

What are the bursts of heat and light energy that extend from the surface of the Sun?

Accepted Answer

solar flares

Question 2

What causes the tides?

Accepted Answer

The gravitational pull ofthe Sun and the Moon on Earth

Question 3

A device that uses lenses to focus light so that distant objects can be seen is a(n)

Accepted Answer

telescope

Question 4

Why would a person weigh less on the Moon than on Earth?

Accepted Answer

The Earth has more mass than the Moon, The Moon has less mass than Earth

Question 5

A closed, curved orbit shaped something like an egg is a(n)

Accepted Answer

ellipse

Question 6

The rise and fall of the ocean's surface is a(n)

Accepted Answer

tide

Question 7

What is at the center of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

a star composed of hydrogen and helium

Question 8

The largest body in our solar system is

Accepted Answer

the Sun

Question 9

A mixture of ice, dust, and rock that circles the Sun is a(n)

Accepted Answer

comet

Question 10

Which names the planets in order of their distance from the Sun?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 11

The force of attraction between two objects due to their mass is

Accepted Answer

gravity

Question 12

A rock that orbits the Sun, and lies in a belt between Mars and Jupiter is a(n)

Accepted Answer

asteroid

Question 13

If the Sun uses up all its hydrogen, what will happen to the Sun?

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Everything alive on Earth would die, The Sun will stop producing heat and light

Question 14

Meteoroids that are caught by Earth's gravity and fall through its atmosphere are called

Accepted Answer

meteors

Question 15

Gravity is responsible for

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orbits of the planets around the Sun

Question 16

Which of these revolves around a planet?

Accepted Answer

a moon

Question 17

Any object in space that circles another object is a(n)

Accepted Answer

satellite

Question 18

What do we call the smashing together of atoms in the Sun?

Accepted Answer

fusion

Question 19

What do we call an object that produces its own heat and light energy?

Accepted Answer

star

Question 20

The system of objects around the Sun is the

Accepted Answer

solar system

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