Share Science L3 Space and the solar system
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Name some of the parts of a solar system.
Planets, stars, moons, asteroids, belts, dwarf planets, rings , etc
What is a star made of? Ice OR gas
Gas
What do stars produce? Gases and dust OR light and energy
Light and energy
What do we call a planet too small to be named a planet?
Dwarf planet
What is an asteroid? A ball of gas OR a small rock
A small rock
Name the 4 smallest planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
Name the 4 larger planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus
Which planet is closest to the sun? Mercury or Mars
Mercury
Which is the brightest planet ? Venus OR Jupiter
Venus
What is a Nebula? A dense cloud of gas and dust OR a galaxy
Dense cloud of gas and dust
1 light year is equal to ________________ 9.5 trillion kilometers OR 9 million kilometers
9.5 trillion kilometers
Supernova.....what is this? What happens to form a supernova?
Explosion of dying stars
What happens when a star starts to die? Does it release gas OR does it run out of gas
Run out of gas
What holds a star together?
Gravity
Once the star has exploded, what happens next? Objects now spin and collide with each other OR objects join together to form a large rock like formation
Spin and collide with one another
Is it hot or cold in the solar nebula?
Cold
