Solar System

Front

What is the force that keeps the Moon in orbit around the Earth?

Back

Gravitational attraction between the Earth and Moon.

Front

What is the term for a spinning motion on an axis?

Back

Rotation.

Front

What is the term for the motion of one object around another object?

Back

Revolution.

Front

What are the inner planets of the Solar System?

Back

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.

Front

What is the composition of an asteroid?

Back

Metals and rocky material.

Front

What is the largest planet in our Solar System?

Back

Jupiter.

Front

What is the term for the path an object takes as it moves around another object in space?

Back

Orbit.

Front

What is the main source of light and heat for the Solar System?

Back

The Sun.

Front

What are the outer planets of the Solar System?

Back

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Front

What is the term for the time it takes for a planet to complete one full orbit around the Sun?

Back

Revolution period.