Planets
Name the 4 biggest Planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Dwarf planets are bigger then other planets
True or False
False, they are smaller
What do the objects in the solar system revolve around?
What does AU stand for?
Astronomical Unit
A body that orbits the Sun, nearly round in shape, is not a satellite, and whose gravity is not affected by anything in orbit.
What is Planets?
Where is the asteroid belt
between Mars and Jupiter
Planets move faster when they are closer to the sun
True or False
True!
Our modern say system is the Geocentric System
True or False
False, Heliocentric system (the planets revolve around the sun!)
Which 4 planets are made of ice and gas?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Comets are often referred to by what name?
Shooting stars
An imaginary line extending through a planet from the north pole to the south pole around which a planet rotates
What is axis?
Our solar system is made up up of __________ planets.
What is eight planets?
What are the inner planets made out of?
Rocky Material
What are the small rocky objects orbiting the Sun
Astroids
What is the circular path of an object as it revolves around?
Period of Revolution
How many astronomical units is earth from the sun?
Name the planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What are the three things that make up a comet?
Ice, gas, and dust
To move around a center or axis
Rotation
150 Million Kilometers is equal to what?
The average distance between the sun and the Earth