Physics 123-GCSE

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The centre of our solar system is a star called?
The Sun
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What is an Asteroid?
Irregular lumps of rock
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What is a comet?
A small object made of rock and ice
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Put the planets in order.(heaviest first)
Jupiter, Saturn,Uranus,Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
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Put the planets in order.(largest orbit first)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn,Jupiter,Mars, Earth,Venus,Mercury
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The sun is one of thousands of millions of stars in the....
Milky Way
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The milky way is one of thousands of millions of -------- which make up the --------.
Galaxies/Universe
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Distances to objects outside the solar system are measured in_____-_____
light-years
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what speed does light travel at?
3.0x10
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Where does the evidence of distance stars and galaxies come from?
Radiation
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Two stars which have the same____ __________ can have different ________ __________
Real brightness/ Relative Brightness
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What is Parallax?
As the earth orbits the sun, nearby stars move
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Card 2

Front

What is an Asteroid?

Back

Irregular lumps of rock

Card 3

Front

What is a comet?

Back

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Card 4

Front

Put the planets in order.(heaviest first)

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Put the planets in order.(largest orbit first)

Back

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