Planets
The third planet from the sun
Earth
What everything in our solar system orbits around
The Sun
The path an object follows around another object in space
Orbit
The distance from the Sun to the Earth
Astronomical Unit
The last planet from the Sun
Neptune
What separates the inner and outer planets?
The asteroid belt
The shape of an orbit
Elliptical (Oval-like)
The name of our Galaxy
Milky Way
The largest planet in the solar system
Planet with the most moons
Jupiter
Two things that determines gravity
Mass and Distance
Proposed the Laws of Motion and Law of Universal Gravitation
Isaac Newton
The 4 terrestrial planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Asteroid Belt
A force of attraction between objects due to their masses
Gravity
Planet closest in size to Earth
Venus
Mercury is closer to the sun but is not the hottest. Which planet is the hottest and why?
Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system because of its thick atmosphere, which is made mostly of carbon dioxide. This creates an extreme greenhouse effect, trapping heat and making it even hotter than Mercury, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun.
What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?
Meteors burn in our atmosphere and meteorites land on earth.
A region in space where gravity is so strong that not even light can escape.
What is a black hole?
The planet most capable of supporting life after Earth
Mars