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These planets have a more rocky surface.
What are the inner planets.
Number of planets in the Solar System
What is eight planets.
The object in space that has the greatest gravitational pull
What is the Sun
The hottest planet of the Solar System, can melt lead there
What is Venus
The planet that has a surface most similar to that of Earth.
What is Mars
AU – scientist use this to measure distances in the solar system.
What is astronomical units
The outer planets of solar system
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
The third planet from the Sun
What is Earth
The planets that are the closest to each other
What are the inner planets
The order of the planets from the Sun
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The type of space transportation that is reusable
What is a space shuttle
A powerful reflecting telescope that uses mirrors and sends weekly data back to Earth
What is the Hubble Space Telescope
The part of the rocket that returns to Earth
What is the command module
A spacecraft the carries scientific equipment and explores regions to dangerous for humans
What is a space probe
The two planets that have been explored by a space probe
What is Mercury and Venus
The planet that is no longer part of the solar system
What is Pluto
The planet that has so much pressure it could crush bones
What is Venus
Planet that has the highest volcano in the solar system
What is Mars
The most massive planet in the solar system
What is Jupiter
The planets that are known for gaseous surfaces, moons, and rings
What are the outer planets
An object will remain at rest unless a force is acted on it.
What is Newton’s First Law of Motion
A push or a pull
What is a force
A force that pushes up against objects
What is air resistance
An object will experience acceleration when a force is acting on it
What is Newton’s Second Law of Motion
The force that pulls all objects to the ground
What is gravity
The gravitational pull of the moon
What is 1/6 that of Earth
Place in the Solar system where there is 0 gravity
What is space
Gravity is _______, meaning it is everywhere
What is universal
An object will weigh _____on the Moon than it would on Earth
What is less
The _______ of an object is the same everywhere in space
What is mass
Make your wager
If you can dunk a basketball 10ft high on Earth, you can dunk one ___ft high on the Moon
What is 60