Ch.2 Earth Science the 8 planets Flashcards
I am the closest planet to the sun.
I am the fastest planet.
However I’m Not the hottest.
What planet am I?
Mercury
I’m 93 million miles away from the sun.
I do not have a Greek or Roman name.
I have more water than land.
What planet am I?
Earth
If you were to live here your birthday would be 165 years after you were born.
I am -353 F without winds.
And I may have an ocean.
What planet am I?
Neptune
I am the largest planet in the Milky Way.
My Great Red spot is better than Earth.
And I have over 100 moons.
What planet am I?
Jupiter
My atmosphere would crush you like a tin can.
I’m poisonous.
I’m almost the size of the planet that inhabits life.
What planet am I?
Venus
Earth is studying me now.
I have solid water.
I am the most explored planets other than your home.
What planet am I?
Mars
I have the biggest rings.
My moons get lost in my rings.
I am very light.
What planet am I?
Saturn
I’m on a 90 degree angle.
I revolve in a span of 84 years.
The 3rd largest planet.
What planet am I?
Uranus
Time for inner or outer.
Guess if the planet is inner or outer
Mercury
inner
Jupiter
outer
Saturn
outer
Venus
inner
Uranus
outer
Earth
inner
Mars
inner
pluto in between 1930 and 2006
outer
pluto now
dwarf planet
A star is a
ball of hot gasses that gives off light and other types of energy.
The universe is
everything that exists throughout space
A galaxy is a
star system that contains large groups of stars
A planet is a
large nearly round space object that orbits a star
A moon is a
large rocky object that orbits a planet
A dwarf planet is an
object that orbits the sun, is larger than an asteroid and has a nearly round shape
True or False
There is one asteroid belt in the Milky
Way.
False ( there is actually two, one between the inner and outer planets, and another behind pluto.)
True or False
Pluto was recognized as a planet from 1930 to 2006.
True.
True or False
Nasa has landed two drones on mars to study it.
True
True or False
Mars is the least explored bodies in our solar system.
False
Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in which year.
1969.
The Milky Way is a ______ galaxy.
spiral.
Earth is the _____ est of the inner planets.
Biggest or liveliest
If Venus had air it would still be ________ based on its high ______.
uninhabitable and pressure
8th planet from the sun
neptune
3rd planet from the sun
Earth
7th planet from the sun
Uranus
4th planet from the sun
Mars
1st planet from the sun
Mercury
6th planet from the sun
Saturn
2cnd planet from the sun
Venus
5th planet from the sun
Jupiter