The Planets
TO G OR NOT TO G
Objects in the solar system
Seasons
Earth Sun Moon
100
THIS PLANET IS HUGE ABOUT 11 TIMES AS LARGE AS EARTH. IT HAS A HUGE RED SPOT
Jupiter
100
THIS FORCE DEPENDS UPON HOW MUCH MATTER IS WITHIN A PLANET
Gravity
100
THIS IS THE MOST MASSIVE OBJECTS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
The Sun
100
This two things cause change of the seasons. ______ of the earth and its _______ around the sun.
tilt and orbit
100
What type of eclipse is this
lunar
200
THIS PLANET IS THE SMALLEST PLANET, WITH THE FASTEST PERIOD OF REVOLUTION.
MERCURY
200
THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL OF THE SUN GETS _________ THE FARTHER AWAY YOU ARE.
WEAKER
200
Which planet has the highest overall temperature
Venus
200
When the Earth’s axis is pointed towards the Sun, what season is this
Summer
200
What type of eclipse is this?
solar
300
THIS GAS GIANT IS THE COLDEST PLANET WITHIN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
NEPTUNE
300
MASS AND DISTANCE FROM THE SUN DETERMINE THE STRENGTH OF GRAVITY.
TRUE
300
There are this many planets in our solar system
8
300
These two seasons are associated with the Solstices, where there is either a longer period of night or day.
Summer and winter
300
How many Spring tides do we have a month?
2
400
THIS PLANET IS THE SIXTH PLANET FROM THE SUN AND IT SECOND LARGEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
SATURN
400
THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE PLANET ALLOWS THEM TO KEEP THEIR SHAPE.
TRUE
400
THESE ARE SMALL OBJECTS THAT ORBIT PLANETS.
moons or satellites
400
What is the meaning of equinox, which seasons have an equinox?
equal night; spring and fall
400
Which number indicates how the moon is seen from Earth during the second week of the lunar cycle?
full
500
THIS PLANET IS 1 AU FROM THE SUN AND HAS AN ATMOSPHERE MADE OF MOSTLY NITROGEN AND OXYGEN.
EARTH
500
GRAVITY HAS THIS ROLE IN THE FORMATION OF SOLAR SYSTEMS FROM NEBULAS
GRAVITY forms stars then planet
500
THESE PLANETS ARE USUALLY ROCKY IN COMPOSITION AND HAVE SHORT PERIODS OF REVOLUTION
The inner planets
500
How come the equator sees the least amount of change in temperature and sunlight from season to season?
It receives direct sunlight because it of its angle
500
When the lit side of the moon is facing the planet, this happens usually once a month, What is this phenomenon called?
The Full Moon