The Sun
The Sun is made up of what 2 gases
What is hydrogen and helium?
This planet is known as the "Red Planet"
What is Mars?
Planets that are rocky, made of metal and are found within the inner solar system are referred to as this term?
What is terrestrial?
These types of planets are rocky and have solid surfaces.
What are terrestrial planets?
This part of The Sun is where all the Sun's energy is generated through nuclear fusion
What is the core?
This is the only planet known to support life
What is Earth?
It is made up of the Sun and 8 planets.
What is the solar system?
The four planets closest to the Sun are all terrestrial planets.
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
Where light energy is created
What is the convective zone?
This planet is the largest planet
What is Jupiter?
The centre of the solar system?
What is the solar system?
These planets are composed mostly of gases like hydrogen and helium
What are gaseous planets?
The amount of time it takes light from The Sun to reach Earth
What is 8 minutes?
The centre point of a planet
What is an axis?
This is the largest of the gaseous planets and is known for its distinct blue colour.
What is Neptune?
What impact does the sun have on our planet Earth?
The sun provides heat/light energy but can damage plant and animal life with its ultraviolet rays (UV).
It takes Earth these many days to make an entire orbit around the Sun
What is 365 days?
Our solar system is located in which galaxy?
What is the Milky Way?
This planet is the hottest in the solar system, even though it’s not the closest to the Sun.
What is Venus?