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