Solar System 1
The sun is a.......
Star!
This is the only planet that has life.
Earth
Is Pluto still a planet?
No
This is the closest planet to the sun.
Mercury
This is the largest planet.
Jupiter
The sun produces these 2 kinds of energy.
Light and Heat
This planet is the smallest and closest to the sun.
Mercury
How many rings does Saturn have?
7
This is the farthest planet from the sun.
Neptune
2nd largest planet
Saturn
This is how long it takes the Earth to make 1 complete revolution around the Sun.
365.25 days (and a quarter)
This is the 3rd planet from the Sun
Earth
It is known as the Earth's (Natural) Satellite.
Moon
True or false
The farther the planet is from the Sun the colder it is.
False
What does "orbit" mean?
Going around something in a circle
True or False
The Earth is made up of 70% water.
True
This is the fourth planet from the Sun.
Mars
This is what the inner planet's cores are made out of.
Rock/Metals
This is what our solar system orbits or "go around".
The Milky Way galaxy
What happens to earth if the Sun Disappears?
Everything will be cold and dark!
No life on Earth. No plants.
Describe/Draw the relationship of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.
Earth orbits the Sun while the Moon goes around the Earth
Name 3 things all outer planet have in common.
Larger in size, 10 or more moons, made of gas, have rings, colder
What are Saturn's iconic rings mainly made of?
Chunks of ice and rock.
Name 3 things all inner planets have in common
-Made of rock
- 2 or less moons.
- no rings
- Smaller in size
Identify planets (in order) from the Sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune