1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Planets Terrestrial Vs. GAS GIANTS Distances In Outer Space Exploring SPACE Hodge Podge

2. What is the name of the smallest Planet in out Solar System? (Not Pluto)

3. Mercury

4. What is the name of the hottest Planet?

5. VENUS

6. What is the name of the LARGEST Planet in out Solar System?

7. JUPITER

8. Why do you think astronomers call Earth 3 rd rock from the Sun.

9. The Earth is the third planet from the Sun and it is a terrestrial (rock) planet.

10. Daily Double

11. Name all eight Planets in our Solar System; in order from the SUN.

12. 1. Mercury 2. Venus 3. Earth 4. Mars 5. Jupiter 6. Saturn 7. Uranus 8. Neptune

13. Name the four Terrestrial Planets.

14. 1. Mercury 2. Venus 3. Earth 4. Mars

15. Name the four GAS GIANT PLANETS.

16. 1. Jupiter 2. Saturn 3. Uranus 4. Neptune

17. What are the Rings made up of on SATURN?

18. They are made up of chunks of water ice the size of a building or smaller

19. What separates the Terrestrial and Gas Planets?

20. Asteroid Belt

21. DAILY DOUBLE

22. Name the 4 processes that change the surface of the Terrestrial Planets.

23. 1.Tectonics 2. Volcanism 3.Weathering/Erosion 4. Impact Crating

24. How far is a Light-Year?

25. About 6 Trillion Miles!

26. What is a Light-Year?

27. The Distance Light Travels in one year.

28. How fast does light travel? A.186,000 MPH B.186,000 MPS C.18,600 MPH D.18,600 MPS

29. B. 186,000 (MPS) Miles per second

30. What is an Astronomical Unit (AU)?

31. An (AU) is the Earth’s average distance from the Sun.

32. What is longer a Light-Year or an Astronomical Unit (AU)? Explain you answer.

33. A Light-Year has a much longer distance then an (AU). A Light-Year is the distance light travels in one year about 6 Trillion Miles! An (AU) distance is only a mere 93 million miles. The distance from the Sun to the Earth.

34. What is the outer layer of the Sun called?

35. The Corona

36. What COLOR Sun burns the hottest? 1.Red 2.Light-Blue 3.White 4.Orange

37. 2. LIGHT BLUE

38. What is the role/job of a Space Probe?

39. To give back information about a Planets: Temperature, Gravity, Air Pressure

40. What is a NASA Technology Spinoff?

41. Technology that NASA invents for Space travel but can also have benefits for society.

42. Name four examples of NASA spinoff technologies.

43. Answers will vary. 1. Plasma Screens 2. Satellites 3. UV Lenses for sunglasses 4. Memory Foam

44. What is an ASTEROID?

45. A small, solid, rocky body that orbits the Sun. (Can be 600 miles in diameter).

46. What is a Comet?

47. A body that produces a coma of gas and dust; a small, icy body that orbits the Sun.

48. What is a METEOR?

49. A brief streak of light produced by a small particle entering the Earth’s atmosphere.

50. What is a Meteorite?

51. A small object from outer space that passes through the Earth’s atmosphere and reaches the surface.

52. What is are the advantages to using the International Space Station (ISS) for doing research in outer space?

53. You can conduct experiments without the gravity/atmosphere of the Earth from interfering with research.