Planets 1
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
List the 4 inner planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
________ can transport astronauts and satellites to space.
Space Shuttle
__________ are huge chunks of irregularly shaped rocks.
The "dirty snowballs" of space are _______.
Comets
What is the furthest planet from the sun?
Neptune
List the 4 outer planets.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
________ planet has a complex system of rings.
Saturn
__________ are called "dirty snowballs" made of dust, rock particles, frozen gas, and ice.
Comets
What is the equation for Speed?
Speed = Distance / Time
What planet number is Earth from the sun?
3
What is the only planet known to support life?
Earth
The long distance in space is measured in ______________.
Light Years
___________ is used to see objects in space.
Telescope
A red shift in the spectrum of a distant galaxy indicates that the galaxy is ____________________.
Receding from us on Earth.
What planet has 66 moons?
Jupiter
Mars looks red because of?
Iron Oxide
Rust
The asteroid belt is between ________ and ___________.
Mars & Jupiter
____________ are powerful engines that are used to send objects such as satellites and space probes into space.
Rockets
Explain Hubble's Law?
The Universe is expanding.
What planet has 60 moons?
Saturn
Which planet is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
The giant red spot is a ________ on the planet of ____________.
Storm
Jupiter
__________ is anything that revolves around a planet or other object.
Satellite
If we observe a doppler blue shift from a star, the star must be__________________.
Moving toward us on Earth.