Sun and Solar System
What is the sun considered as?
A medium-sized yellow star.
Name the inner planets in order from closest to the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Name the outer planets in order from closest to the sun.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What dwarf planet USED to be a planet?
Pluto
What is a black hole?
A region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or light can escape.
What does everything in the Solar System have?
Gravity
Why does Venus look larger in pictures?
It is surrounded by a layer of gases.
Hurricane
When a meteor makes contact with Earth's surface, it becomes a ________.
Meteorite
What happens when you get in a black hole?
You get spaghettified!
What causes the Northern Lights to happen?
Sparks from the sun comes on the North and South Pole (where there is a magnetic field) and makes a beautiful Aurora Borealis.
Olympus Mons
What planet have wind speeds up to 1200 mph?
Neptune
Name 3 dwarf planets that is NOT Pluto.
Eris, Makemake, and Ceres
Do all stars become black holes?
No.
What did the Romans call the sun?
Sol
What planet does not have an atmosphere?
Mercury
The outer planets all have rings?
Yes
Why aren't dwarf planets planets?
1. No clear path
2. Smaller than other 8 planets
Which stars (or all) become black holes when explodes?
Blue giants or super giants
What did the Greeks call the sun?
Helios
What is the biggest inner planet?
Earth
Which of the outer planets have the has a huge debris field that encircles the planet, creating a great series of rings?
Saturn
How long does it take Eris to orbit the sun?
550 years!
Are there different types of black holes?
Yes