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Planets

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How many planets are in our Solar System? Eight planets
Name the eight planets of our Solar System. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Name the very silly statement to help us remember the planets of our Solar System. My very educated mother just served us nachos.
Name the four terrestrial planets. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
What does terrestrial mean? Terrestrial means earth, think of terriers, dogs that love to dig into the earth
Name the gas giants. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What separates the terrestrial planets from the gas giants? The asteroid belt
What planet is closest to the sun? Mercury
What planet is the smallest planet? Mercury
Which planet is similar in size to Earth? Venus
Which planet is red? Mars
Which planet is the largest planet? Jupiter
Which planet has the most visible rings? Saturn
Which planet appears to rotate on its side? Uranus
Which planet is blue? Neptune
Name the planets from smallest to largest. Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
How many planets have rings? Four- all four gas giants, although Saturn's rings are the most visible
A spin or turn Rotation
To go around another object Revolution
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate one time? 24 hours
How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun? 365 and 1/4 days
How long does it take for the moon to revolve around the earth? About one month
The earth rotates on an Axis (an imaginary line through the center of the Earth)
Why does the sun appear to be larger than other stars? Because it is the closest star to the Earth
A type of science that deals with space and the universe Astronomy
Who invented the first telescope? Galileo
Who believed the Earth was the center of the universe? Aristotle
Who placed the Sun at the center of the Solar System? Copernicus
What causes the seasons? The tilt of the earth on its axis.
If the Northern Hemisphere is tilted closer to the sun, which season is it experiencing? Summer
Earth centered model Geocentric model
Sun centered model Heliocentric model
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