Inner Planets
Name all of the Inner Planets of the Solar System
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Name the 4 Outer Planets of the Solar System
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The STUDY OF objects in space and their properties
Astronomy!
The spinning of Earth on its' axis ( the cause of day/night, and the 4 seasons)
Earth's Rotation
One rotation takes how long?
24 Hours/1 DAY
The second planet from the Sun
full of carbon dioxide
Contains lava & volcanoes
Venus
Windiest Planet that contains 9 rings
Neptune
Everything that exists including galaxies and everything in them
Universe!
One full ________ of Earth around the Sun takes 365 days (1 year!)
One revolution around the sun takes how long?
ONE YEAR 365 Days
Mercury
Planet whose seasons last for 20 years, and it contains 13 rings
Uranus
A group containing billions of stars and other space objects
Galaxy
The path that an object takes around another object in space
The "path" is called an orbit
The inner planets are made up of:
Rock
Considered the "Red Planet"
Mars
Planet that has the "Grea Red Spot" (as big as 3x Earth's)
Jupiter
Huge balls of very hot, glowing gases in space that produce their own light
Stars
Imaginary line that runs through earth's center from N to S
AXIS
The outer planets are made up of gases
Gases
Planet with abundant liquid (water) and life
Earth
Describe what the rings of Saturn are made of
Ice and chunks of rock
What is the name of the galaxy that we live in?
The Milky Way
How many days does it take for the moon to orbit Earth?
~29.5 Days
BONUS * Stars are mainly made from which two gases?
Hydrogen and Helium