Solar system; stability of orbital motions; satellites common mistakes

Common mistakes

• Our Solar System common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) State that the Sun is a star..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) State that the Sun is a star..

• Our Solar System common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) State that the Sun is one of many stars in the Milky Way galaxy..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) State that the Sun is one of many stars in the Milky Way galaxy..

• Our Solar System common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) State that the Milky Way galaxy is one of many billions of galaxies in the universe..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) State that the Milky Way galaxy is one of many billions of galaxies in the universe..

• Our Solar System common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Describe the Solar System as the Sun, planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids and comets..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Describe the Solar System as the Sun, planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids and comets..

• Our Solar System common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) State that planets and dwarf planets orbit the Sun..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) State that planets and dwarf planets orbit the Sun..

• Our Solar System common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) State that moons orbit planets..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) State that moons orbit planets..

• Our Solar System common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Describe a moon as a natural satellite..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Describe a moon as a natural satellite..

• Our Solar System common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Describe artificial satellites as human-made objects that orbit planets or moons..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Describe artificial satellites as human-made objects that orbit planets or moons..

• Our Solar System common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Distinguish planets from moons by what they orbit..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Distinguish planets from moons by what they orbit..

• Our Solar System common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: (Physics only) Distinguish stars from planets by explaining that stars produce their own light by fusion whereas planets do not..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to (Physics only) Distinguish stars from planets by explaining that stars produce their own light by fusion whereas planets do not..