AE5.2.1 - Solar System

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AE5.2.1 - Solar System
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AE5.2.2 - The Sun
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AE5.2.3 - The Moon
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AE5.2.4 - The Moons Orbit
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AE5.2.5 - Earth - Moon Distance
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AE5.2.6 - Walking on the Moon
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AE5.2.7 - Survival Chart
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AE5.2.8 - Mercury System
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AE5.2.9 - Venus
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AE5.2.10 - Earth
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AE5.2.11 - Mars
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AE5.2.12 - Jupiter
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AE5.2.13 - Saturn
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AE5.2.14 - Uranus
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AE5.2.15 - Neptune
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AE5.2.16 - Pluto
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AE5.2.17 - Asteroids
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AE5.2.18 - Comet
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AE5.2.19 - Meteoroids
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REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. A solar system is defined as
_________? a. a small icy body orbiting the
sun. b. the sun and the bodies that orbit around
it. c. darker, cooler areas of the sun.
d. short-lived, high energy discharges. 2. When
a meteoroid enters into the Earths atmosphere it
is called____________. a. a meteor. b. a
meteorite. c. a asteroid. d. a solar
flare. 3. What causes the movement of the Earths
tides? a. solar flares b. meteoroids that land
in the water c. the appearance of large sunspots
on the sun d. the gravitational attraction
between the Earth and the Moon 4. Which of the
following statements about Venus is true?
a. Venus rotates in a clockwise
manner. b. Venus is composed of 78 percent
nitrogen. c. Venus is known for its giant red
spots. d. Venus is about 3 billion miles from
the sun. 5. Which planet is a dark and frozen
planet 4 billion miles from the from the sun.
a. Mercury b. Pluto c. Saturn d. Venus 6. Whi
ch planet is known as the windiest planet in the
solar system? a. Earth b. Mars c. Neptune d. U
ranus
AE5.2.20 - Review Questions