Weight is the measure of the force of ___________on an object.

What unit of measurement is used for mass in physics?

What unit of measurement is used for weight in Physics?

Which measurement would be different if you were on the Moon versus on Earth?

Is an object's mass affected when it is in space?

How does gravity affect an object's weight and not affect the object's mass on the Moon?

affect the movement or shape of an object. They can make an object start to move, stop moving, move faster or move more slowly.

A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses

is the name of the force that is pushing up against the parachute

-A force that opposes motion

It helps you to swim, as when you push against the water with your hands, the water resistance pushes back and helps you to move forward.

-Ability to float

is a device that changes an input force or motion into a different output force or motion

a simple machine made of a bar that is supported underneath at some point.

a simple machine that consists of a wheel over which a rope, chain, or wire passes

are toothed wheels that lock together and turn one another

sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun

s a star found at the centre of the Solar System

a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.

Pluto

are also known as satellites

The Solar System is the ______________ and everything that revolves around it.

The Solar System has ____________ planets, all of which orbit around the Sun

The sun is a huge ball of burning gas that provides Earth with ________________________.

The Sun is a ______________ found at the Centre of the Solar System.

Moons are thought to have formed from discs of __________________ that circulated around the planets in the early Solar System

What does the solar system contain?

The Sun is at the _____________ of our solar system.

Earth moves around the sun in a ______________ called an orbit.

One complete orbit of the Sun is known as a year and this takes the Earth _________________.

Our year is therefore 365 days long with every 4th year gaining 1 extra day. This is known as a ______________.

At the same time as the Earth is moving around the Sun it is also spinning on_____________.

It spins at roughly 1000 mph (miles per hour) and takes 24 hours to do one complete turn. This is called ____________.

In the same way as the Earth orbits around the Sun, our Moon is orbiting around _______________.

The Moon _____________ to complete a full orbit around the Earth.

What is the name of the circular paths the planets follow around the Sun?

How long does it take the Earth to spin around on its axis?

What do we call the time it takes a planet to complete one orbit of the Sun?

If you are getting ready for school, think about somebody on the opposite side of Earth what is he getting ready for?

What is the correct order of size of Earth, the Sun, and the Moon from largest to smallest?

What is at the centre of our solar system?

What are the features the first four planets have in common?

is the smallest planet in the Solar System

-is the nearest planet to Earth

3rd planet from the sun

Our year is therefore 365 days long with every 4th year gaining 1 extra day. This is known as ________________.

the Red Planet.

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Which planet is the largest in the Solar System?

Although Mercury is closer to the Sun Venus is actually hotter? True or false