Solar System7.9a
Which planet in are solar system is the largest?
Jupiter
What is Weight?
The measure of the force that gravity exerts on an object.
What element makes up most of the Earths Atmosphere.
Oxygen
What is an asteroid?
are rocky pieces left over from when the solar system formed.
What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
The Asteroid Belt
What is Mass?
The amount of matter in an object.
The presence of what substance is required for life to exist and what form must it be in?
Liquid Water
What is a Natural Satellite?
Moons
What is the 8th planet from the Sun?
Neptune
Which type of Planets have the most mass?
Gas Giants
What is 1AU equal to?
93 million miles, the distance from the earth to the Sun.
What is a Comet?
icy objects that develop glowing tails when they get near the Sun.
What is the Difference between a Meteoroid, Meteor, and Meteorite?
A meteoroid is in space, A meteor is within the Earth's Atmosphere and burning up, and a meteorite is the remains that reach the Earth's surface.
Which Planet has the fastest orbit?
Mercury
What is the name of the habitable proximity that the earth can be found in?
The Goldilocks Zone
Where is Pluto located?
The Kuiper Belt
What is the name of the region that is past the Kuiper belt?
The Oort Cloud
Which Planet has the longest days?
Venus
What 4 gases make up the Earths Atmosphere?
Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor.
What two elements make up the Sun.
Hydrogen and Helium