Terrestrial Planets
Where are the terrestrial planets located?
The inner part of the solar system.
Where are the Gas Giants located?
The outer part of the solar system.
Where are the Ice Giants located?
They are at the very brim of the solar system.
Which item formed first in our solar system?
The Sun.
There are ___ planets.
8
List the terrestrial planets.
-Mercury -Venus -Earth -Mars
List the Gas Giants.
-Jupiter -Saturn -Uranus -Neptune
List the Ice Giants.
-Uranus -Neptune
List the planets
-Mercury -Venus -Earth -Mars -Jupiter -Saturn -Uranus -Neptune
Our solar system is located in the _____ _____ galaxy.
Milky Way
What are terrestrial planets made of?
Terrestrial planets are mostly made of rocks and metals.
What are gas giants made of?
They are mostly made of helium and/or hydrogen.
What are ice giants made of?
The have less hydrogen and helium than gas giants, but are more abundant in oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur.
What was the solar system made from?
It was formed from a dense cloud of interstellar gas and dust.
How did most planets get their name?
From a Greek and Roman god or goddess.
Which planets have an average of more moons, the Terrestrial or Jovian planets?
The Jovian planets have more moons. The average of moons the Terrestrial planets have are 0-1
What is the average amount of moons on a gas giant?
It is hard to tell, they range from 79 to 14, but I would say about 50.
What is the average amount of moons on an ice giant?
It is hard to tell, they range from 27 to 14, but I would say about 19.
Which category of planets formed last (terrestrial, gas giants, ice giants, ect.)?
The terrestrial planets.
Where is the kuiper belt located
At the end of the solar system.
About when were the terrestrial planets made?
About 4.45 billion years ago.
About when were the gas giants made?
About 4.6 billion years ago.
About when were the ice giants made?
About 3.9 billion years ago.
About when was the solar system formed?
About 4.5 billion years ago.
What size star is the Sun (average, small, large, ect.)?
Average