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Solar system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Astronomical unit | Used to measure far distance |
| Asteroids | Millions of small rocky objects that orbit the Sun in the asteroid belt between mars and jupiter |
| Meteoroid | Chunks of rock smaller than asteroids |
| Meteor | Streak of light |
| Inner planets | Terrestrial planets Solid and rocky Mercury, Venus, earth, and mars |
| Outer planets | Gas giants Made of ice and gas Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Rings and moons Hydro |
| Mercury | Closest planet to the sun NOT THE HOTTEST-so small it lacks gravity and atmosphere |
| Earth | Only planet with known life Moderate temperatures Protective atmosphere Liquid water |
| Mars | Largest known mountain Possible signs of life |
| Terrestrial planets | The four inner planets |
| Greenhouse effect | Occurs when a planets atmosphere traps solar energy and causes the temperature to increase. |
| Venus | Hottest planet Greenhouse effect Day is longer than a year Acid clouds |
| Jupiter | Largest planet Galilean moons Great Red Spot |
| Saturn | • Most complex ring system • Least dense planet - it would float • Home of Titan-a moon |
| Uranus | • Rotation axis is tilted 90 degrees so rotates like a bowling ball • Rotation axis is tilted 90 degrees so rotates like a bowling ball |
| Neptune | • Longest period of Revolution • Swirling storms-windiest planet |
| Gas giants | Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Nickname for the 4 outer planets |
| Galilean moons | 4 moons discovered around Jupiter- IO, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto |
| Dwarf planet | Pluto was the |