Lecture Seven

Question 0

SS trends

Answer 0

• Planets orbit Sun in the same direction
• The planets spin on their axes in the same direction that they orbit (mostly!)
• The orbits are nearly circular and in nearly the same plane
• The inner 4 planets are smaller and rocky
• The outer 4 planets are much larger and gaseous
• These two types of planet are called terrestrial and jovian

Question 1

What are some similarities in the SS

Answer 1

Planets all orbit in same direction and nearly in same plane.