Solar System Practice Questions Part 2

Front

Which of these is a rocky object that goes around the Sun? Options: Comet, Meteor, Asteroid, Moon

Back

Asteroid

Front

What are the planets closest to the Sun called?

Back

Terrestrial Planets

Front

Which of these is a place in space where gravity pulls so hard that nothing can get away? Supernova, Black Hole, Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud

Back

Black Hole

Front

If a planet has high orbital eccentricity, what can you say about its orbit?

Back

Its orbit is very stretched out.

Front

What keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

Back

Gravity and inertia working together.

Front

What is used to measure distances in space?

Back

Astronomical Unit (AU)

Front

What is the shape of a planet's orbit as it travels around the Sun called?

Back

Ellipse

Front

Orbital eccentricity is number that shows

Back

how circular an orbit is

Front

What are galaxies mostly made of?

Back

Stars, gas, and dust

Front

What are heliocentric and geocentric related to?

Back

What is at the center of the solar system