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The Sun
Objects in the Solar System
The Inner Planets
The Outer Planets
Other Objects of the Solar System
100
Glowing ball of hot gas that makes it light and own energy. Our sun is an example.
What is a star
100
Large object in space that orbits a star such as the sun
What is a planet
100
This planet was named after the Roman God of War because of its reddish color
What is Mars
100
The Largest planet in the solar system
What is Jupiter
100
Ball of ice, rock, frozen gases, and dust that orbits the sun
What is a comet
200
The sun is made mostly of these 2 gases.
What is hydrogen and helium.
200
Natural satellite that orbits a planet
What is a moon
200
Warming of the atmosphere because of trapped heat energy from the sun. This causes Venus to have the hottest surface temperature.
What is the Greenhouse Effect
200
The 7th planet from the sun
What is Uranus
200
Rocky object, smaller than a planet, that orbits a star
What is an asteroid
300
Dark area on the sun's surface that gives off less energy than the rest of the sun.
What is a sunspot
300
This holds that entire solar system together
What is gravity
300
The planet closest to the sun
What is Mercury
300
Planet most famous for its rings
What is Saturn
300
Region between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids orbit the sun
What is the Asteroid Belt
400
This is the only part of the sun that can be seen
What is the sun's atmosphere
400
Process by which particles combine to form a new particle
What is fusion
400
The only planet known to support life
What is Earth
400
it takes this planet 164 years to complete a revolution around the sun
What is Neptune
400
Brief streak of light seen when as asteroid enters the earth's atmosphere and burns up
What is a meteor
500
The sun is made of this many layers
What is 3
500
A star, such as the sun, and all of the objects that revolve around it in space.
What is a solar system
500
The only planet to rotate in the opposite direction
What is Venus
500
The colest, outermost planet of the solar system. (Referred to as a dwarf planet)
What is Pluto
500
Meteor that hits the Earth
What is a meteorite