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Vocabulary
Terrestrial Planets
Jovian Planets
Nebula Theory and More
MISC.
100
This word describes planets that have rocky surfaces and are close to the sun
What is Terrestrial Planet
100
This planet is the only planet to have liquid water, water gas, and water ice
Earth
100
Largest Jovian Planet
Jupiter
100
This object forms first during nebula theory
The Sun
100
Mars has how many moons?
2
200
Gas Giants are referred to as this
What is Jovian
200
small, extremely hot during the day yet frigidly cold at night. This planet is
Mercury
200
This planet has over 50 moons and has Rings
Saturn
200
leftover planetesmials formed which major part of the solar system
What is asteroid belt
200
this word is used to describe a planets full day
rotation
300
a small irregularly shaped body formed by colliding matter (in the early solar system)
What is planetesimal
300
This planet has a super thick atmosphere and is really hot on the surface
Venus
300
Methane causes this planet to be blue
Uranus or Neptune
300
Pluto, Eris, and others are members of what group
What is KBO (Kuiper Belt Object) or Dwarf Planet
300
***Bonus*** Class can participate Name 3 Famous Astronomers/Scientists
varies
400
a cloud of gas and/or dust in space
What is nebula
400
Atmosphere is thin but mostly made up of carbon dioxide
Mars
400
This planet has been knocked onto its side
Uranus
400
***BONUS**** Which major astronomical event just occurred in August
What is Solar Eclipse
400
Objects that have long tails, made up of mostly ice, and travel great distances across the solar system are called
comets
500
this term describes the amount of time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun once
What is revolution not "rotation"
500
This terrestrial planet has active tectonics that rapidly change the surface of the planet
Earth
500
This Jovian planet has the fastest rotation speed
Jupiter
500
Io, Europa, Callisto are all moons to this planet
Jupiter
500
What term is used to describe the death of a star (in a massive explosion)
What is a supernova