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Astronomy II
Astronomy II (Solar System)
Question | Answer |
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closest planet to sun | mercury |
second planet from sun | venus |
third planet from sun | earth |
has water in the form of liquid | earth |
planet most like earth | venus |
the red planet | mars |
biggest volcano in the solar system found here | mars |
the great red spot found on this planet | jupiter |
largest planet in solar system | jupiter |
planet that is famous for its rings | saturn |
planet that rotates on its side | uranus |
methane gas gives this planet its blue color | neptune |
most famous dwarf planet | pluto |
furthest planet from the sun | neptune |
center of the solar system | Sun |
separates the inner and outer planets | asteroid belt |
keeps all the planets in orbit around the sun | gravity |
the amount of time it takes Earth to make one rotation | 24 hours |
the number of days it takes Earth to revolve around the sun | one year |
this is in the center of the solar system | sun |
the name of the galaxy we live in | milky way |
the closest star to Earth | sun |
which planet takes 365 days to orbit the sun | earth |
coldest planet | neptune |
meteoroid that reaches the Earth's surface without burning up completely | meteorite |
small body of ice, rock, and comic dust loosely packed together | comet |
correct order of the planets from the sun | Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
Which is bigger, an asteroid or a meteoroid? | asteroid |
How does Earth's atmosphere protect us from space objects | layers of the atmosphere and ozone layer |
Dirty snowball | comet |