Terrestrial Planets
What is another name for Terrestrial planets?
What are Rocky/Inner planets?
True or False.
Earth is a gas giant.
FALSE
How many seasons are in Virginia
1. 2
2. 1
3. 4
4. 3
WHAT IS 4
A comet’s tail normally points ____
What celestial body's tail points away from the sun
The pull between two objects in the universe is known as the force of —
What is gravity
Identify the planets that are known as rocky or terrestrial planets
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Which is a gas giant
MARS
EARTH
MERCURY
JUPITER
What is Jupiter
True or False?
Seasons are cause by rotation
What is FALSE
What is a chunk of rock or dust in space?
What are comets?
One complete rotation of the moon takes about one ____
What is one month?
True or False?
Earth is the only planet that supports life
Which is NOT a gas giant?
A. Uranus
B. Saturn
C. Venus
D. Jupiter
What is Venus
Which two seasons have an equinox?
What is Spring and fall
Which celestial body is known as a “dirty snowball”?
What is another name for a Comet?
Which phase of the moon is known as a “half moon”?
What is Last quarter
Earth is the fourth planet from the sun.
True.
False.
What is FALSE
Which planet revolves the slowest around the Sun?
What is Neptune
The autumnal equinox occurs in which season?
fall
The asteroid belt lies between
What is Mars and Jupiter
One factor that keeps Earth in orbit around the sun is called what?
What is gravity
Which planet is known as the “evening star”?
What is Venus
What are gas giants made of mostly?
What are Helium and Hydrogen
The vernal equinox occurs during which season?
What is spring
What is a streak of light that is produced by a meteoroid burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere?
What are Meteors?
What is the name of the larger, lighter part of the moon’s shadow?
What is the penumbral