Name that planet
Visible rings, 10 times the size of earth
Astronomers USED to think this was the center of the Solar System
The Earth
4th planet from the sun
Mars
Terrestrial (Inner) planets are made up of?
rock
Closest to the sun, smallest planet in the solar system, looks like our Moon
Mercury
Gas Giant, spins on its side and is 4 times the size of earth
Uranus
what does it mean to spin or turn
Rotate
Last 4 planets (IN ORDER)
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
What do all 8 planets revolve around?
The sun
All the Gas Giants
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Blue in color, very cold, 4 times the size of earth
Neptune
There are 8 of them in our solar system
Planets
WAS the 9th planet from the sun but is now considered a dwarf planet
Pluto
Gas Giants (Outer planets) are made up of?
gas
All the terrestrial planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Called the red planet, thin atmosphere, 1/2 the size of earth
Mars
What does it mean to go around
Revolve
The first 4 planets from the sun. (IN ORDER)
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Which are smaller, the inner or the outer planets?
Inner
Similar to the size of earth, second planet from the sun
Venus
3rd planet from the sun, ideal for life
Earth
Planets do both of these as they orbit the Sun
Rotate and revolve
Sixth Planet from the sun
Saturn
The sun is a
Star
5th planet from the sun, Largest Planet
Jupiter