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by
Sarp Engelman, Dan D’amico, Thomas
Modell, and Ryan Dekenipp
Stars Planets Celestial The solar
Motions System
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 The sun

What is the closest star to Earth?

Row 1, Col 1
 4th

What number planet from the

Sun is Earth?

1,2
 The Coriolis Effect.

What effect deflects air and

Water currents?

1,3
 The Heliocentric Model.

Name the Sun centered model

of our Solar System.

1,4
 A. 43°N

For an observer in Buffalo, what is

the altitude of Polaris?

A. 43°N
B. 38°N
C. 60°N
D. 30°S

2,1
 Four

How many gas giants are

there in our solar system?

2,2
 15°/hr

What is the speed of Earth’s

Rotation?

2,3
 The Geocentric Model.

Name the old fashioned, Earth

Centered model of our Solar
System.

2,4
 Seven minutes

How long does it take for the

Sun’s light to reach the Earth?

3,1
 Eight

How many planets are there in

our solar system?

3,2
 23.5°

What is the angle of Earth’s tilt?

3,3
 The Northern Lights.

What is the phenomenon that

Solar storms cause on Earth?

3,4
 The elements found in it OR the its direction of
movement relative to the Earth

What can you determine from

the wavelengths of light emitted
from a star?

4,1
 Mars and Saturn

Between what two planets is

the asteroid belt located?

4,2
 The Zenith

Name the point directly above

you in the sky.

4,3
 Sunspots.

What are the cooler spots on the

Sun called?

4,4
 Hydrogen and Helium

What two elements are most

abundant in the sun?

5,1
 Saturn

Which planet would float in

a giant tub of water?

5,2
 January

In what month is Earth in

perihelion (closest
to the sun)?

5,3
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, the Asteroid belt, Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

Put the planets in the correct

Order with the asteroid belt.

5,4