Gas Giants
Terrestrial Planets
keplers Laws
days, years, seasons
100

What keeps the gas giants together?

gravity from it's own mass

100

Are terrestrial planets close to each other?

the inner plants closest to the sun

100

How do you solve Kepler's law?

P2=a3

100

Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?

inside the polar circles

200

Do gas giants have gravity?

Their total gravity is high

200

Why terrestrial planets are rocky?

  • Terrestrial planets are formed close to Sun where it was too warm for gases to condense to solid particles; only rocky particles remain.
200

Why are orbits not circular?

illustrated by Newton's universal law of gravity

200

What gives rise to seasons?

the earth spins on it's axis 

300

Why are gas giants not stars? 

because they contain the same elements as a star.

300

How large can terrestrial planets get?

more than 5-10 earth masses

300

Can planets move in a circular orbit?

such an orbit is unlikely

300

What causes seasons ks3?

because the earth's axis is titled

400

What if Jupiter and Saturn collided?

they would begin to merge

400

What is the smallest terrestrial planet?

Mercury

400

Does the Sun rotate?

The sun rotates on it's axis once in about 27 days

400


How does the sunlight affect seasons?


spring

500

Do gas giants have a solid core?

have swirling gases above a soil core.

500

How does a terrestrial planet is formed?

the terrestrail plant formed

500

How many moons have been discovered in our solar system?

more than 200 moons

500

During which season are the days the shortest?

Northern Hemisphere winter, or Southern Hemisphere.