Inner Planets
What are the four inner planets in order?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What are the four outer planets in order?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is gravity?
It is a force that holds all components of a galaxy together and pulls objects to the center or towards earth.
What is the 6th planet in our solar system?
Saturn
How many moons does Mars have?
2
What is one interesting fact unique to Jupiter?
It is the largest planet and also has the red spot
What is weight?
Weight is the result of the force of gravity on an object’s mass.
Which planets contain rings?
All outer planets
What is an interesting fact about mars that lead to its nickname?
It is the red planet because of the rust that makes the planet up
What is one interesting fact unique to neptune?
It is the windy planet, the strongest winds. It is also the blue planet.
What is mass?
The amount of matter in an object or anything.
What is the sun classified as?
A star
What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus
What are traits that are unique to Uranus?
It is the tilted planet, methane makes it appear blue
If you traveled to Mars, explain why your weight would change but not your mass.
Mars has a smaller mass, therefore it has less gravitational pull so your weight would decrease because the gravitational force is weaker.
What is a mnemonic device to assist in remember the name of all of the planets in order?
My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nachos
What are 4 characteristics of the inner planets?
Inner: smaller in size, terrestrial, little to no moons, warmer, no rings, short years, long days, closer to the sun
What are 4 characteristics of the outer planets?
Outer: larger in size, gas planets, many moons, colder, rings, long years, short days, farther from the sun
What are the 3 things that gravity depends on?
Your mass, the mass of the planet you are on, and the distance from you and the center of the planet.
Why is Earth round?
Gravity pulls everything to the center of Earth creating a round shape.