Terrestrial Planets
What is the 3rd planet from the sun?
Earth.
What separates the four inner planets from the four outer planets?
Asteroid Belt
Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called:
asteroid belt
What are comets made of?
gas, ice and dust
Why is Venus the hottest planet?
Greenhouse effect and thick atmosphere
Why is Venus the hottest planet?
It has a thick atmosphere and greenhouse effect
This dwarf planet is found in the asteroid belt
Ceres
What happens to comets when they come close to the sun?
They form tails of gas
What planet has the fastest revolution?
Mercury
Why is Mars called the red planet?
because of the iron oxide in the soil
Where is the main asteroid belt located?
between Mars and Jupiter
What do comets orbit?
the sun
Which planet's density is less than water?
Saturn
What is the backwards direction of Venus' rotation called?
Retrograde
This object is known as a shooting star
Meteor
What is the process of ice turning into a gas when comets near the sun?
sublimation
Which planet has the most extreme seasons that last 21 years because of its tilt?
Uranus
What is the name of the storm on Jupiter?
the great red spot
These are the rarest meteorite
stony-iron meteorite
What direction to comet's tail face?