Planets
Which planet is farthest from the sun?
Neptune
The temperature at the center of the sun
15,000,000 c or 27,000,000 F
What are inner solar system planets made of?
rock
Which 2 planets are blue from methane?
Neptune and Uranus
How does temperature affect the brightness of a star?
The hotter the star the brighter the star
Name two characteristics of the sun
the sun is the only star in our solar system, the suns atmosphere has 3 layers, 15,000,000 degrees at its center, 99% of the mass in the solar system is taken up by the sun
What are outer solar system planets made of?
gas and liquid
Which planet has rings or "handles"
Saturn
True or False....The sun is the largest star in the universe?
what is a moon? how does earths moon affect our planet?
A moon is a satellite made up of rock and ice. The moon helps stabalize earth to not wobble.
Why are outer planets called gas giants
they are larger than inner solar system planets and they have very thick atmospheres made of gas
Are the outer or inner planets known as the gas giants
outer planets
The latin root word sol means....
sun
How did comets and asteroids form?
pieces left over from giant cloud of gas and dust that formed the solar system more than 4.5 billion years ago.
A force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth.
Gravity
Name all 4 outer planets
uranus, neptune, saturn, jupiter
What are the main layers of the sun?
core, the radiative zone, and convective zone
what makes earth an inner solar system planet?
earth is closer to the sun than all outer planets?
connect the game of tetherball and planetary orbit?
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