Solar System #1
Mostly rock, some traces of metal, irregularly shaped and orbits the sun.
asteroid
The planets in order from the closest to the sun to furthest away.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
They all have rings. (3 planets)
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
This planet is the second largest in our solar system and is known for its rings.
Saturn
This planet is farthest away from the sun and is often shown to have a beautiful blue color. It is also known as the windiest planet.
Neptune
They are the rocky and small planets.
terrestrial or inner planets
Books and images often show pictures of the planets, but one thing is always wrong.
distance that the planets are apart
Another word for sun (what is it?).
star
This planet is a neighbor to Earth and is also know as the "Red Planet" due to having iron oxide on it's surface.
Mars
The rings on Saturn are solid and can be walked on. True or false?
false
They are very large planets and made of gases.
Gas giants or outer planets
What is a meteor sometimes called?
a shooting star
The center of our solar system and what all the planets revolve around.
Sun (star)
The planet that is the coldest and is also the only one named after a Greek god.
Uranus
This "orbiting belt" is filled with uneven rocks of all sizes and it splits the solar system between the inner and outer planets.
asteroid belt
These two "giants" have roughly the same amount of moons at 79. Name both.
Jupiter and Saturn
A large and uneven rock that orbits in space.
asteroid
Gravity is the "secret sauce" that holds the solar system together. True or false?
true
This planet is the smallest, closest to the sun and resembles our moon with it's many large impact craters.
Mercury
Comets develop a tail that can extend far behind and also glows when it orbits close to the sun. True or false?
true
When a meteor strikes the Earth we call it this.
meteorite
After an asteroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it is called this.
meteor
Objects in space that have more mass also have more of this.
What is gravity?
Most comets live beyond this planet.
Neptune
This is the brightest planet in the sky due mostly to the way it reflects the suns light. It can sometimes be seen during the day and is roughly the size of the Earth.
Venus