AE5.2.1 - Solar System

AE5.2.2 - The Sun

AE5.2.3 - The Moon

AE5.2.4 - The Moon’s Orbit

AE5.2.5 - Earth - Moon Distance

AE5.2.6 - Walking on the Moon

AE5.2.7 - Survival Chart

AE5.2.8 - Mercury System

AE5.2.9 - Venus

AE5.2.10 - Earth

AE5.2.11 - Mars

AE5.2.12 - Jupiter

AE5.2.13 - Saturn

AE5.2.14 - Uranus

AE5.2.15 - Neptune

AE5.2.16 - Pluto

AE5.2.17 - Asteroids

AE5.2.18 - Comet

AE5.2.19 - Meteoroids

AE5.2.20 - Review Questions

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. A solar system is defined as _________? a. a small icy body orbiting the sun.b. the sun and the bodies that orbit around it. c. darker, cooler areas of the sun. d. short-lived, high energy discharges.

2. When a meteoroid enters into the Earth’s atmosphere it is called____________.a. a meteor.b. a meteorite.c. a asteroid.d. a solar flare.

3. What causes the movement of the Earth’s tides?a. solar flaresb. meteoroids that land in the waterc. the appearance of large sunspots on the sun d. the gravitational attraction between the Earth and the Moon

4. Which of the following statements about Venus is true? a. Venus rotates in a clockwise manner.b. Venus is composed of 78 percent nitrogen.c. Venus is known for its giant red spots. d. Venus is about 3 billion miles from the sun.

5. Which planet is a dark and frozen planet 4 billion miles from the from the sun. a. Mercuryb. Plutoc. Saturnd. Venus

6. Which planet is known as the windiest planet in the solar system?a. Earthb. Marsc. Neptuned. Uranus