Solar System Study Guide
Solar System Study Guide
TEST: Thursday, March 29, 2012
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Vocabulary
rotate - to spin around on an axis
axis – an imaginary line that runs through the center of Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole
revolve – to travel in a closed path
orbit – the closed path of one object in space around another object
moon – a natural body that revolves around a planet
phase – one of the shapes the moon seems to have as it orbits Earth
solar system – a star and all the planets and other objects that revolve around it
planet – a large body that revolves around a star
comet - a ball of rock, ice, and frozen gases that revolves around the sun
star – a huge ball of superheated gases
sun – the star at the center of our solar system
constellation – a pattern of stars that form an imaginary picture in the sky
galaxy – a huge system of gases, dust, and many stars
universe – everything that exists in space
Concepts
✓ Understand rotation and revolving process of planets, stars, and moons
✓ Be able to describe length of time it takes for rotating and revolving
✓ Know characteristics of inner and outer planets
✓ Know the phases of the moon
✓ Be able to identify characteristics of constellations
✓ Know what instruments are used to look at stars in the sky
✓ Know the correct order of the planets beginning at the sun
✓ Be able to describe characteristics of stars (color, size, etc)
✓ Be able to explain what separates the inner and outer planets
✓ Understand the relationship between seasons and the rotation of Earth
✓ Be able to describe a gas giant
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