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Astronomy II
Astronomy II (Solar System)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |