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Solar system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Closest planet to the sun Not the hottest so small it lack gravity and atmosphere |
| Venus | Hottest planet Greenhouses effect Day is longer then a year-rotation time is longer then it’s revolution Add clouds |
| Earth | Only planet with known life Moderate temperature Protective atmosphere Liquid water |
| Mars | Largest known mountain-Olympus moms Possible signs of life |
| Terrestrial planets | The four inner planets |
| Greenhouse effect | Occurs when a planet’s atmosphere traps solar energy snd causes the temperature to increase |
| Saturn | Most complex ring system Least dense planet a |
| Gas Giant | Nickname for four outer planets |
| Galilean moons | 4 rooms discovered around Jupiter Lo,Europa,zGanymede,callisto |
| Dwarf planet | Pluto was the first Same as planet but not larger than its asteroid belt |