Blockbusters – Earth and space

Question Answer
1. What S has rings containing ice particles?

2. What O is the name given to the elliptical path taken by a planet around the Sun?

3. What M are particles that burn up as they fall through the Earth’s atmosphere?

4. What AS are launched into space, where they orbit the Earth to collect information?

5. What SS contains planets, satellites, asteroids and comets?

6. What C are objects that release gas and dust as they move near to the Sun?

7. What M are found around Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?

8. What E occurs when the Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon?

9. What G is the force that attracts masses towards each other.

10. What A are rocky objects found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter?

11. What S is the nearest star to Neptune?

12. What M is often known as ‘the Red Planet’ due to red iron oxide on its surface?

13 What MW is the name of the galaxy our solar system is part of?

14. What P was classed as a planet until 2006 but is now known as a dwarf planet?

15. What BH is a region of space where gravity is so strong it pulls everything towards it including light?

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Question Answer
1. What S has rings containing ice particles? Saturn

2. What O is the name given to the elliptical path taken by a planet around the Sun? an orbit

3. What M are particles that burn up as they fall through the Earth’s atmosphere? meteors

4. What AS are launched into space, where they orbit the Earth to collect information? artificial satellites

5. What SS contains planets, satellites, asteroids and comets? the solar system

6. What C are objects that release gas and dust as they move near to the Sun? comets

7. What M are found around Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune? moons

8. What E occurs when the Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon? an eclipse

9. What G is the force that attracts masses towards each other. gravity

10. What A are rocky objects found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter? asteroids

11. What S is the nearest star to Neptune? the Sun

12. What M is often known as ‘the Red Planet’ due to red iron oxide on its surface? Mars

13 What MW is the name of the galaxy our solar system is part of? the Milky Way

14. What P was classed as a planet until 2006 but is now known as a dwarf planet? Pluto

15. What BH is a region of space where gravity is so strong it pulls everything towards it including light? a black hole

 
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