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Solar system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Closest plant to the sun , not the hottest- so small it lacks gravity and atmosphere. |
| Venus | Hottest planet, greenhouse affect, bay is longer than a year rotation time is longer than its revolution acid clouds. |
| Earth | Only planet known mountain Olympus mons possible signs of life.moderate temperature protective atmospheres liquid water |
| Mars | Largest known mountain Olympus mons possible signs of life. |
| Terrestrial | The four inner planets |
| Greenhouse effect | Occurs when a planet atmosphere traps solar energy and causes the temperature to increase |
| Jupiter | Largest planet, Galilean moons, Great Red Spot . |
| Saturn | Most complex ring system, least dense planet, titan largest moon. |
| Uranus | Rotation axis is tilted 90 degrees so rotates like a bowling ball |
| Neptune | Longest period of revolution, swirling storm windiest planet |
| Gas giant | Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune nick name for the 4 outer planets |
| Galilean. Moons | 4 moons, lo , Europe , Ganymede, Callisto |
| Dwarf planet | Pluto was first, same as the planet, |