GCSE astronomy -gcse edexcel physics paper
1 85questions and answers latest update
2024/2025 GRADED A+
order of the planets in our solar system moving away from the sun - CORRECT
ANSWERS mercury
venus
earth
mars
jupiter
saturn
uranus
neptune
what does the temperature do in the solar system as you get further from the sun -
CORRECT ANSWERS decrease
what is found between mars and jupiter - CORRECT ANSWERS asteroid belt
what are the first 4 planets known as - CORRECT ANSWERS rocks
what are the last 4 planets known as - CORRECT ANSWERS gas giants
define star - CORRECT ANSWERS a larg mass at the centre of a solar system
that produces heat and light
define planets - CORRECT ANSWERS A large object orbiting a star
define satellite - CORRECT ANSWERS a body that orbits a larger body
what are the 2 types of sattelite - CORRECT ANSWERS natural (moons)
artificial
, GCSE astronomy -gcse edexcel physics paper
1 85questions and answers latest update
2024/2025 GRADED A+
define moon - CORRECT ANSWERS A natural satellite that orbits a planet in a
circular motion
define satellite - CORRECT ANSWERS Any object that orbits around earth that
has been built and put there by humans
how many moons does saturn have - CORRECT ANSWERS 62
define asteroid - CORRECT ANSWERS a small body orbiting the sun made of
rock or metal
define comet - CORRECT ANSWERS A relatively small object that orbits the sun
made of ice or dust
define dwarf planet - CORRECT ANSWERS A small spherical object that orbits
the sun thats too big to be called a comet or asteroid, but too small to be called a
planet
define weight - CORRECT ANSWERS the force on an object due to gravity
define mass - CORRECT ANSWERS the amount of matter in an object
Define gravity - CORRECT ANSWERS A force of attraction between objects that
is due to their masses. bigger mass = larger force of gravity
define gravitational field - CORRECT ANSWERS a force field that exists in the
space around every massive body
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