Vocabulary
The sun and all the planets, satellites, and comets that circle around it.
What is the solar system?
Which planet has a “great red spot” that is a huge storm?
Jupiter
Which planet is 3rd from the sun?
Earth
Naturally-formed bodies that orbit planets
Moon
Which planet is closest to earth and often called “the red planet”?
Mars
Name at least 2 planets that have rings.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Which planet is 5th from the sun?
Jupiter
What is a self-luminous gaseous spheroidal celestial body of great mass which produces energy by means of nuclear fusion reactions.
Star
Which planet is the hottest?
Venus
Is the sun a planet? Why or why not?
No, it is a star. It does not orbit anything. It is the central mass of our solar system and everything revolves around it.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What is the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution?
Orbit
Which planet has a “great dark spot”?
Neptune
Name the inner planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Which planet is 6th from the sun?
Saturn
What is the band of asteroids that lies between the terrestrial and gas giant planets?
asteroid belt
Contrast Earth with another planet in one sentence.
What is ... (answers will vary)
Name the outer Planets.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Which planet is 7th from the sun?
Uranus