Outer Planets
How many Outer Planets are there?
Four
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
It is also called the “red planet.”
What is another name for Mars?
it is a Dwarf Planet
What is Pluto?
What is Meteorite?
A Meteor that strikes the surface
this planet has 27 moons
How many moons does Uranus have?
Which terrestrial planet is the fastest in the solar system?
Mercury
Name at least three terrestrial planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Appear as a ball of fire with tail
Comets
The largest of the outer planets
What is Jupiter?
The fourth from the Sun, and the second smallest planet
What is Mars?
C-type, S-type and M-type are Classification of
Asteroids
Asteroids that share orbits with larger planets
what are Trojan asteroids?
What is the eighth planet from the Sun and the most distant planet in our solar system
Neptune
It is the smallest planet.
What is Mercury?
Which outer planet does not have seasons?
Jupiter
Parts of comet
Head and tail are:
What are Saturn's rings made of?
Saturn's rings are made of water, ice, and rock.
Because it is so close to the Sun, a year goes by in just 225 days
Why Venus takes about 243 Earth days to spin around just once.
what are the two missions that have visited Mercury?
Marine 10 and MESSENGER.
It is a very small meteoroid, usually smaller than a marble, which burns up as it enters a planet’s atmosphere
what is Meteor?