Structure
The sun
The Inner Planets
The Outer planets.
What's out there?
100
Is the modern solar system model heliocentric or geocentric?
Heliocentric
100
Name the central region of the sun.
Core
100
What makes up the inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
100
What makes up the outer planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
100
Name three other things that orbit the sun besides planets
meteoroids, asteroids, and comets
200
What separates the inner planets from the outer plantes
Asteroid Belt.
200
What are the three layers, in order starting from the center, of the sun's interior?
core, the radiation zone, and the convection zone
200
Which planet is most like Earth in size and density but has an extremely harsh environment for life as we know it?
Venus
200
Which planet has a big red spot.
Jupiter
200
What planet(s) has no moon?
Mercury and Venus
300
How far is earth from the sun?
1 AU
300
What are dark spot on the sun called?
Sun Spots
300
Why would it be hard for an alien to breath on Mars?
Low air pressure
300
Uranus,has a unique property. What is it?
Has a 90 degree tilt
300
What type of planet is pluto?
Dwarf planet
400
What galaxy are we in and what type of galaxy is it.
Milky Way Galaxy and Spiral
400
What type of star is the sun? (Color)
A yellow star
400
Why are all the inner planets described as terrestrial planets?
Solid surface
400
What is true of the temperature of all of the outer planets?
Cold.
400
How many rings does Saturn has?
7.
500
In the planetary system , how many stars are there.
One.
500
What makes up most of the sun.
Hydrogen
500
Explain why no organism can respirate on Mercury and why there are extreme temperature variations
No Atmosphere
500
Which planet is named after a sea god.
Neptune
500
A meteorite can be also known as?
A shooting star
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