Solar System Review

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1) The planets of the solar system revolve around the Sun in orbits because of the Sun’s

2) When a satellite is in orbit around the Earth, the force of gravity on the satellite

3) What is the orbit paths of most planets in our solar system?

4) The discovery of the Galilean moons change how humans perceived the

5) Made mostly of ice and will light up when close to the sun is called a

6) If this system lost the Sun, the planets would go in a

7) The planets in the solar system are so far apart that scientists measure the distance

8) You weigh 1/6th of your weight on the moon as compared to the Earth because

9) The closer two objects are to one another

10) You twirl a string so that a ball circles your head. Your head remains facing the same direction. What would your head represent in space?

11) What is a spinoff from the United States space program?

12) A rocky object that is irregularly shaped, 50 miles wide, rotates every 18 hours, and 3 times further from the sun in space is called a

13) Mars is very similar to Earth. Mars does not have

14) A probe is a vehicle designed to carry instruments, but not crew. It would be sent to look at a

15) The space shuttle differed from previous space vehicles because it is


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