Planets
What is a planet?
Objects that orbit the sun, has a spherical shape, does not share its orbit with any other objects other than moons.
What is the scientific name for a shooting star?
meteor
Which planets are considered Jovian Planets?
The Gas Giants
Which planet has the largest volcano in the solar system?
Mars
Which scientist is associated with the geocentric theory?
Plato and Aristotle
What is a dwarf planet?
Orbits the sun, rigid and nearly spherical, shares its orbit with other objects
Between what two planets is the asteroid belt located?
Mars and Jupiter
How many gas giants are there?
4
The largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
Which scientist is associated with the heliocentric theory?
Copernicus
How many planets are in our solar system?
8
What is the name of the furthest asteroid belt?
Kuiper Belt
Jovian planets are also called what kind of planets?
Gas Giants
Saturn
Which scientist built observatories?
Brahe
Name the planets in order from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What are meteors called that reach earth's surface?
Meteorites
What jovian planet appears tilted on its side with a series of almost vertical rings?
Uranus
Which is the most distant planet in the solar system?
Neptune
Which scientist used his telescope to study Venus and its moons?
Galileo
Name two of Jupiter's moons.
Europa, Io, Callisto, Ganymede
Astronomers designate comets that appear two or more times as what?
Periodic Comets
Which jovian planet has the big red storm?
Jupiter
What is a superior planet?
Which scientist was an assistant to Brahe?
Kepler