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Solar System/Ms. Mulcahy
Solar System/Ms. Mulcahy
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Very basic concepts and vocabulary relating to the solar system. Audience: Elementary students 4/5.
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Which force causes moons to orbit planets?
orbital force
inertia
gravity
planetary force
2
An elliptical pattern takes the form of what shaper?
zig-zag
oval
circle
square
3
What eclipse occurs when the moon is directly between the Earth and the Sun?
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
summer eclipse
winter eclipse
4
The size of a crater depends on which two things?
weight & meteor
crater & height
height & weight
size of the object & speed it's traveling
5
Sometimes called shooting stars, these objects can actually make it to Earth and leave craters.
meteor
star
comet
asteroid
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My model of the solar system is the one used today (Earth orbits Sun in an elliptical pattern).
Kepler
Copernicus
Pittington
Ptolemy
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A collection of dust, gasses, and billions of stars held together in space by gravity.
constellations
planets
gravity
galaxy
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Scientific study of the universe and all that it contains.
galaxy
astronomers
constellations
astronomy
9
The Earth rotates on its. . .
nebula
pole
axis
equator
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The sun is. . .
mostly hydrogen & helium
composed of 6 layers
is a planet
the star closest to Earth
