Solar System
What is the sun made of?
Hydrogen & Helium
What is the center of our Solar System?
Sun
What planet has the shortest year? ** Closest to the sun**
Mercury (88 earth days)
Which planet is known as 'the ringed planet'?
Saturn
How long does it take for the earth to complete one rotation?
24 hours/ 1 day
Which planet is known as the red planet?
Mars
Who is the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What separates the four inner planets and the four outer planets?
Asteroid Belt
Geocentric
Which planet takes the longest time to orbit the sun? **furthest from the sun**
Neptune
What is the hottest planet?
Venus
What is the Great Red Spot?
A wind storm on Jupiter
The four terrestrial planets are known for thier____________.
Rocky Surfaces
This is produced by the sun's corona and causes a comet's tail to point away from the sun.
Solar wind (also causes the auroras)
What is located between Mars and Jupiter?
The asteroid belt
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is another name for the outer planets?
Gas giants
What are the rings of Saturn made of?
Rocks and dust
What two factors work together to keep the planets in orbit?
Gravity & Inertia
How is a dwarf planet different than a regular planet?
A dwarf planet hasn't cleared its orbit of dust and debris.
Why is Venus hotter than Mercury?
The greenhouse effect
What are the four outer planets in order?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
What is the planet that got kicked out of the solar system?
Pluto
What are the all the planets in order?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What are the 3 layers of the Sun's atmosphere?
Photosphere, Chromosphere & Corona