Unit 4 Earth in the Solar System Review

Where does about 99% of all matter contained in the solar nebula exist?

What are small bodies that orbit planets called?

Which law describes the speed at which objects travel at different points in their orbit?

Kepler's 3rd law compares the average distance of a planet from the sun and what other property

What separates the outer planets from the inner planets?

What happens to the orbital velocity as a planet gets closer to the sun?

If the axial tilt of the Earth would increase, how would winters change?

If the Earth's orbit were more circular, what would happen to the amount of solar energy ?

What are the northern and southern lights?

Where did the materials that formed Earth come from?

The force of attraction between two objects depends on the mass of the two objects and _______.

What do the forces of gravity between the Earth and the moon cause?

Which statement describes the motion of planets in their orbits around the sun?

What are small bodies from which planets originated during the formation of the solar system?

In what way is Earth like the other inner planets?

Why do stars appear to move in the sky?

What is most of the sun's energy a result of?

According the Kepler's 1st law, the orbit of a planet is an ellipse with what object at a focus

What causes the seasonal changes in climate on Earth?