6th Grade: Solar System Review Questions
- 1. Distinguish between asteroid, comet, and meteor.
- 2. Planets that are farther from the sun receive less solar radiation. What are some effects of this?
- 3. Describe the shape of the orbit of most planets in the Solar System.
- 4. Describe the differences in structure between the inner planets and the outer planets.
- 5. What are three requirements for a body that orbits a star to be considered a planet?
- 6. What special conditions does Earth have that makes it hospitible for life.
- 7. What are the Galilean moons?
- 8. Planets that are farther from the sun take ____________ time to orbit the sun.
- 9. What type of movement is responsible for day/night cycle, year, and seasons.
- 10. What would happen to the planets if the gravitational force from the sun suddenly disappeared?
- 11. What were the space shuttles and what made them important? Taking off and landing
- 12. What is a space probe and what is it used for (New Horizons).
- 13. What is the International Space Station and why is it important.
- 14. What is the relationship between an object's mass and its gravity? How does that relate to distance from other masses?