This planet has the solar system's largest volcano and largest canyon.
What is Mars.
300
What does the word "terrestrial" mean?
What is "land."
300
What causes the seasons?
It's all about the tilt!
300
Is the sun a planet? Explain.
No. It is not a planet. It's gravity is so great that it creates hydrogen fusion (nuclear explosions) in its core and also is so large that it allows planets to orbit around it.
400
Please use a mnemonic device that helps remember the order of the planets?
My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nachos.
400
This planet has a great red spot that has had raging storms lasting for hundreds of years.
What is Jupiter.
400
What does "elliptical" mean?
An ovular or slightly distorted circle.
400
Do the northern and southern hemispheres have the same seasons at the same time? Explain.
No. Their seasons are opposite. If the northern hemisphere is in winter, then the southern hemisphere is in summer due to the planet's tilt.
400
What are three things the inner planets have in common?
-They are warmer
-They are closer to the sun
-They are rocky / terrestrial
-They have two or less moons
-They are the smallest
500
In order for an object to be considered a planet, what 4 criteria must it follow?
1) Orbit a star
2) Be round
3) Not a moon
4) Clears its orbit in the neighborhood
500
This planet's atmosphere is full of methane and wind. It is also tilted almost completely on its side.
What is Uranus.
500
When something "clears its orbit," what does that mean?
The objects gravity pulls in all of the rock/ice material into the planet in its own orbit.
500
If the Earth was not on a 23.5 degree tilt, how might seasons be different? Explain.
There would be no seasons because our planet would always receive the same amount of sunlight throughout the year.
500
How is it thought that our solar system formed?
Long ago a supermassive star exploded, causing debris to eventually pull back together forming our sun and the planets.