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Chapter 9
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The Solar System
Review Game
EARTH ON THE
MOVE
STARS
INNER
PLANETS
OUTER
PLANETS
ASTEROIDS,
METEORS,
COMETS, &
MOONS
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Earth on the Move
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An imaginary line around which a planet spins.
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Earth on the Move
An imaginary line around which a planet spins.
axis
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Earth on the Move
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One full orbit of an object around another object
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Earth on the Move
One full orbit of an object around another object
revolution
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Earth on the Move
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One whole spin of an object around its axis
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Earth on the Move
One whole spin of an object around its axis
rotation
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Earth on the Move
What does the Earth rotate around?
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Earth on the Move
What does the Earth rotate around?
an axis
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Earth on the Move
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What causes the sun to appear to move across the sky?
Earth on the Move
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What causes the sun to appear to move across the sky?
Earth’s rotation
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Stars
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an explosive eruption of waves and particles into space
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Stars
an explosive eruption of waves and particles into space
solar flare
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Stars
a group of stars that form a pattern
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Stars
a group of stars that form a pattern
constellation
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Stars
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dark spots that move on the face of the sun
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Stars
dark spots that move on the face of the sun
sun spots
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Stars
What is the sun?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Small star
Large star
Gas giant
Average-size star
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Stars
What is the sun?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Small star
Large star
Gas giant
Average-size star
d) Average-size star
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500
Stars
Which is NOT a layer of the sun?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Photosphere
Solar flare
Corona
Chromosphere
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Stars
Which is NOT a layer of the sun?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Photosphere
Solar flare
Corona
Chromosphere
b) Solar flare
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Inner Planets
100
a large, round object that revolves around a star and has
cleared the region around its orbit
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Inner Planets
a large, round object that revolves around a star and has
cleared the region around its orbit
planet
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Inner Planets
the four closest planets to the sun
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Inner Planets
the four closest planets to the sun
Inner planets
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Inner Planets
300
What is the order of the inner planets from the sun?
Inner Planets
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What is the order of the inner planets from the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth,
Mars
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400
Inner Planets
What planet is most like Earth?
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Inner Planets
What planet is most like Earth?
Mars
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500
Inner Planets
What causes day and night?
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Inner Planets
What causes day and night?
The rotation of Earth on
its axis
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Outer Planets
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A natural object that revolves around a planet
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Outer Planets
A natural object that revolves around a planet
moon
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Outer Planets
200
the path an object takes as it revolves around a star,
planet, or moon
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Outer Planets
the path an object takes as it revolves around a star,
planet, or moon
orbit
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Outer Planets
300
Name the outer planets from the sun.
Outer Planets
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Name the outer planets from the sun.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune
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Outer Planets
400
What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in
common?
Outer Planets
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What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in
common?
They are all gaseous
planets.
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Outer Planets
500
Which choice best describes the parts of the Milky Way?
a) Earth, its moon, the sun, and Jupiter
b) Gas, dust, stars, and objects that orbit stars
c) Asteroids, comets, objects that orbit stars, and
the sun
d) The inner planets, the outer planets, gas, and
dust
Outer Planets
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Which choice best describes the parts of the Milky Way?
a) Earth, its moon, the sun, and Jupiter
b) Gas, dust, stars, and objects that orbit stars
c) Asteroids, comets, objects that orbit stars, and
the sun
d) The inner planets, the outer planets, gas, and
dust
b) gas, dust, stars, and
objects that orbit stars
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Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, & Moons
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a spacecraft that gathers data without a crew
Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, & Moons
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a spacecraft that gathers data without a crew
Space probe
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Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, & Moons
a frozen mass of ice and dust
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Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, & Moons
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a frozen mass of ice and dust
comet
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Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, & Moons
300
Which is true about planets and asteroids?
a) They are round
b) They have an atmosphere
c) They revolve around the sun
d) They have cleared their orbit
Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, & Moons
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Which is true about planets and asteroids?
a) They are round
b) They have an atmosphere
c) They revolve around the sun
d) They have cleared their orbit
c) They revolve around
the sun
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Asteroids, Meteors, Comets, & Moons
400
Which describes how often we see a full moon?
a) Each time Earth rotates
b) Each time the moon rotates
c) Each time Earth revolves around the sun
d) Each time the moon revolves around
Earth
Asteroids, Meteors, comets, & Moons
400
Which describes how often we see a full moon?
a) Each time Earth rotates
b) Each time the moon rotates
c) Each time Earth revolves around the sun
d) Each time the moon revolves around
Earth
a) Each time the Earth
rotates
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Asteroids, Meteors, comets, & Moons
500
What type of galaxy is shown below?
Asteroids, Meteors, comets, & Moons
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What type of galaxy is shown below?
Spiral galaxy
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Earth on the
Move
Stars
Inner Planets
Outer Planets
Asteroids,
Meteors,
comets, &
Moons
axis
Solar flare
planet
moon
Space Probe
revolution
constellation
Inner planets
orbit
comet
rotation
Sun spots
Mercury,
Venus, Earth,
Mars
Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus,
Neptune
c) They revolve
around the sun
An axis
d) Average-size
star
Mars
They are all
gaseous planets
a) Each time the
Earth Rotates
Earth’s rotation
b) Solar flare
b) gas, dust,
The rotation of
stars, and object
Earth on its axis
that orbit stars
Spiral Galaxy