Eight Planets - Halle Woodruff Flashcards
1
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- Closest to the Sun.
- Appears as a morning or evening star from Earth.
-Rotation Period: 59 days.
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Mercury
2
Q
- 0 moons.
- hottest planet.
-2nd planet from the Sun.
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Venus
3
Q
-Solar Orbit Period: 1 year.
-71% of it’s surface is covered with salt water oceans.
-1 moon.
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Earth
4
Q
- only half the size of Earth.
-It has towering volcanoes and a great canyon system.
-4th planet from the Sun.
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Mars
5
Q
-made of gas.
-the pressure is so great that any solid thing will get crushed.
-outer planet
- 5th planet from the Sun.
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Jupiter
6
Q
-at least 60 moons.
-6th planet from the Sun.
-solar orbit period: 29 years.
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Saturn
7
Q
- at least 27 moons.
-3rd largest of the solar system.
-7th planet from the Sun.
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Uranus
8
Q
-at least 13 moons.
-8th planet from the solar system.
-its an outer planet.
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Neptune