Inner Planets Flashcards
1
Q
Terra means __________
A
Earth
2
Q
Has a rocky surface:
A
All inner planets
3
Q
70% is covered with water
A
Earth
4
Q
Rotates in the opposite direction of most other planets and moons.
What way?
A
Venus
East to west
5
Q
Called the “red planet”
A
Mars
6
Q
Has at least 1 moon
A
Earth-1
Mars-2
7
Q
Similar to each other in size and mass
A
Venus and Earth
8
Q
Has almost no atmosphere
A
Mercury
9
Q
Atmosphere so heavy and thick that it would crush a human
A
Venus
10
Q
Has enough gravity to hold onto most gasses
A
Earth
11
Q
Atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide
A
Mars and Venus
12
Q
Terrestrial Planets
A
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
13
Q
Greenhouse effect
A
The trapping of heat near a planets surface by certain gases in the planets atmosphere
14
Q
Planets day is longer then it’s year
A
Venus
15
Q
Called the twin planets
A
Earth and Venus
