Planets
Planet closest to the sun
Mercury
Dwarf planet shaped like a football
Haumea
When was it formed?
4.6 billion years
3 types of asteroids
C-type
M-type
S-type
naturally-formed objects that orbit planets
moon
What are the layers of the earth
The Mantle
Inner core
Outer core
The crust
Dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt
Ceres
What planets make up the solar system
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
What are giant, swirling cloud of gas anddust
Comets
important for _________ planetary
stabilizing
What planet is called earth's "evil twin?"
Venus
Which dwarf planet did Jupiter disrupt from becoming a real planet
Ceres
The centeral star
The sun
What are the 2 different types of comets
Long-period comets
True or false
Moons help with seasonal changes
True
What are saturns rings made out of?
small chucks of ice and rock
Which dwarf planet was considered a "planet" the longest
Pluto
Where does the Kuiper Belt lie
past Neptunes orbit
What are dust particles that stick together which later on built large clumps which grew into rocks that never grew large enough
Asteroids
Do moons come in different colours
No
Which 2 planets spin in the opposite direction
Venus and Uranus
Which dwarf planet has rings
Haumea
Whats the giant, swirling cloud of gas and dust called
The nebula
What are M-type asteroids rich in?
Iron and Nickel
Which planets don't have moons
Mercury & Venus