True or False. When an object is in motion, it is said to possess kinetic energy.
True
True or False. Solar energy is energy that comes from the movement of light.
True
What form of energy is stored within bonds between molecules? Sources include natural gas, gasoline, coal and batteries. Even the food we eat is considered.
Chemical Energy
True or False. The sun is the centre of the solar system. The planets revolve around it.
True
Which planet is called the morning or evening star, because it appears in the sky just after sunset and before sunrise?
Venus
True or False. Are asteroids chunks of rock and metal that orbit between the planets?
True
The eight planet from the sun. It can only be seen through a telescope. Little is known about the distant planet. What is the planet's name?
Neptune
This planet is seventh from the sun. Unlike other planets, this planet lies on its side. It is greenish in colours and has nine faint rings with five moons orbiting the planet. What is the planet's name?
Uranus
True or False. Pluto is now called a "dwarf" planet.
True
What form of energy comes from tiny charged particles called electrons? A lightning bolt is one form. Our homes have it as well.
Electrical Energy
True or False. Comets have bright heads and long, shining tails. They shine partly because of light absorbed and re-radiated from the sun and partly because of reflected sunlight.
True
True or False. Astronomy is another name for the study of space.
True
What form of energy is created from moving molecules? The energy that comes from a fire for example.
Thermal Energy
True or False. Comets are loose collections of rocks and frozen gases that orbit between the planets.
True
True or False. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
True
What form of energy is produced when an object is made to vibrate producing a sound? Your voice and musical instruments produce it.
Sound Energy
What form of energy is associated with a gravitational field, like the one that surrounds the Earth? If you’ve ever fallen down, you’ve experienced it. It's the reason why riding your bike downhill is faster than riding your bike uphill.
Gravitational Energy
True or False. Is the solar system made up of the sun and its family of eight planets?
True
True or False. Nuclear energy is stored inside tiny atoms that are invisible, but make up the elements of the entire universe. It is released when atoms join together (fusion) or split (fission). e.g. nuclear power plants power large cities
True
What form of energy is stored in objects by tension? When the tension is released, motion occurs. A compressed spring has it as does a stretched rubber band.
Mechanical Energy
Which planet is fifth from the sun, is the largest known planet known for its beautiful colours and its "Great Red Spot"?
Jupiter
True or False. It takes 27 days for the moon to circle Earth.
True
How long does it take Earth to circle the sun?
365 days
True or False. When an object is at rest, the body is possess potential energy.
True
True or False. The Milky Way isn't the galaxy that we live in.
False.
These objects produce and give off their own heat and light. What are they?
Stars
True or False. Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and is known for its beautiful system of rings that circle the planet.
True
True or False. Constellations are patterns of stars in the sky that, to some people, seem to be in the shapes of pictures.
True
This body travels around Earth. it's knows as Earth's satellite. What is it?
Moon
True or False. A planet is a body that gives off light of its own. It doesn't reflect the light from the sun.
False
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