Describing the Solar System Planets Flashcards
What are the 8 Solar System planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
This is the second planet from the Sun
Venus
It is unique among planets in our solar system for having water in its liquid form at the surface, in an amount to conducive to life evolving.
Earth
Is the closest planet to the Sun
Mercury
This planet circles the sun faster than all the other planets
Mercury
Known as the Red Planet
Mars
This planet is the most massive planet in our solar system.
Jupiter
It is known for Great Red Spot, an immense storm raging for at least 350 years.
Jupiter
Is the second brightest object in the night sky after the moon.
Venus
This planet is referred to as the Earth’s sister planet due to their similar size and mass.
Venus
This planet has an immense ring system and is the least dense planet in the Solar System.
Saturn
This has a ring system, a magnetosphere, and numerous moons. This system has a unique configuration because its axis of rotation is tilted sideways.
Uranus
This planet’s cloud cover has an especially vivid blue tint that is partly due to an as-yet-unidentified compound and the result of the absorption of red light by methane in the planets mostly hydrogen-helium atmosphere.
Neptune
This planet is mostly dubbed as the ice giant.
Neptune
Which planet has 0 number of moons
Venus