Ch.2 Earth Science the 8 planets Flashcards

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1
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I am the closest planet to the sun.
I am the fastest planet.
However I’m Not the hottest.
What planet am I?

A

Mercury

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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?

A

Earth

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3
Q

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?

A

Neptune

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4
Q

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?

A

Jupiter

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5
Q

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?

A

Venus

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6
Q

Earth is studying me now.
I have solid water.
I am the most explored planets other than your home.
What planet am I?

A

Mars

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Q

I have the biggest rings.
My moons get lost in my rings.
I am very light.
What planet am I?

A

Saturn

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8
Q

I’m on a 90 degree angle.
I revolve in a span of 84 years.
The 3rd largest planet.
What planet am I?

A

Uranus

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9
Q

Time for inner or outer.

A

Guess if the planet is inner or outer

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Mercury

A

inner

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Jupiter

A

outer

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Saturn

A

outer

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Venus

A

inner

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14
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Uranus

A

outer

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Earth

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inner

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Mars

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inner

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pluto in between 1930 and 2006

A

outer

18
Q

pluto now

A

dwarf planet

19
Q

A star is a

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ball of hot gasses that gives off light and other types of energy.

20
Q

The universe is

A

everything that exists throughout space

21
Q

A galaxy is a

A

star system that contains large groups of stars

22
Q

A planet is a

A

large nearly round space object that orbits a star

23
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A moon is a

A

large rocky object that orbits a planet

24
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A dwarf planet is an

A

object that orbits the sun, is larger than an asteroid and has a nearly round shape

25
Q

True or False
There is one asteroid belt in the Milky
Way.

A

False ( there is actually two, one between the inner and outer planets, and another behind pluto.)

26
Q

True or False
Pluto was recognized as a planet from 1930 to 2006.

A

True.

27
Q

True or False
Nasa has landed two drones on mars to study it.

A

True

28
Q

True or False
Mars is the least explored bodies in our solar system.

A

False

29
Q

Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in which year.

A

1969.

30
Q

The Milky Way is a ______ galaxy.

A

spiral.

31
Q

Earth is the _____ est of the inner planets.

A

Biggest or liveliest

32
Q

If Venus had air it would still be ________ based on its high ______.

A

uninhabitable and pressure

33
Q

8th planet from the sun

A

neptune

34
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3rd planet from the sun

A

Earth

35
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7th planet from the sun

A

Uranus

36
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4th planet from the sun

A

Mars

37
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1st planet from the sun

A

Mercury

38
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6th planet from the sun

A

Saturn

39
Q

2cnd planet from the sun

A

Venus

40
Q

5th planet from the sun

A

Jupiter