What are the inner planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
What are the four outer planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
What are the inner planets known as?
Rocky or terrestrial
What are the outer planets known as?
Gas giants
Which layer is represented by letter D
Inner Core
Which is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
A natural object that revolves around a planet
Moon
A rocky object that orbits the Sun, found mostly in the region between Mars and Jupiter
Asteroid
What is significant about space shuttles?
They are reusable
Name the three types of rocks within the rock cycle
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
A piece of rock or metal from space that enters Earth's atmosphere
Meteor
A small object in space that orbits a star and is made of ice, dust particles, and frozen gases
Comet
A huge ball of gases that makes its own heat and light
Star
What is the difference between revolution and rotation?
Revolution means going around an object while rotation means to spin on its own.
The Earth is made of many layers. Which layer is made up of part crust and part mantle material?
Lithosphere
A force of attraction between any two objects is called
Gravity
What structure in space is located between Mars and Jupiter?
The Asteroid Belt
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
Rotation
An imaginary line about which a body rotates.
Axis
Heat and pressure beneath Earth's surface form what kind of rock?
Metamorphic
Why is Neptune's orbital path so long?
Neptune is the furthest planet away from the Sun, therefore takes longer to make one revolution
What movements accurately describe the relationship between the Sun, Earth, and Moon?
The Earth revolves around the Sun, the Earth rotates on its axis, and the Moon revolves around the Earth.
________was once considered a full planet but was redefined as a dwarf planet in 2006.
Pluto
_____________ are similar to planets but are not large enough to have cleared their orbital region of other objects.
dwarf planets
The rock cycle is a continual process by which rocks can be changed into different types of rock. What type of rock experiences compaction and cementation?
Sedimentary rock experiences compaction and cementation.