The Planets
The planet closest to the Sun.
Mercury
*BONUS* This is the most important component in space. Without it, nothing could exist.
dust
Longer days
The star closest to our planet.
the Sun
This group of planets is known for having many moons, thick atmospheres and low densities.
outer planets
The planets in order from the Sun
Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Consists of planets, moons, dust, astroids and comets orbiting a star.
Solar System
The sun appears to be moving across the sky due to what.
Earth's rotation on its axis
The path one object takes around another object in space.
orbit
These are found between mars and Jupiter
asteroids
This dwarf planet was demoted from a planet because it does not revolve around the sun in its own orbit.
Pluto
It would take this many months for Earth to revolve half way around the sun.
6 months
One of these takes about 365 days.
Earth's revolution around the Sun
This group of planets has a shorter orbiting path distance.
inner planets
The four rocky planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
These objects can be found orbiting the sun and have a glowing tail.
comet
This is made of dust, millions of stars, and gases and is held together by gravity.
galaxy
the Earth does this in a 24 hour period.
rotate on it's axis
This is the only thing that is accurate when you see a picture of the solar system.
Order of the planets.
The four gas giants
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
This smallest planet has a rocky core.
Mercury
This sun is the most important star due to what?
its closeness
This takes about 29 days.
the moon's revolution around the Earth
Two things you need to know that would best help you determine if a planet is an inner planet or an outer planet.
Number of moons, distance from the sun, state of matter that is the surface, size