PLANETS Flashcards
109 TIMES WIDER THAN THE EARTH AND 330,000 TIMES HEAVIER
THE SUN
IT IS COMPLETELY GASEOUS. THERE IS NO SOLID SURFACE. COMPOSED OF 74% HYDROGEN; 25% HELIUM; AND 1% OTHER GASES.
THE SUN
ROTATES ON ITS AXIS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 26 DAYS.
THE SUN
IT IS THE CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN.
MERCURY
IT IS THE SMALLEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
MERCURY
IT CAN REACH UP TO 840 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
MERCURY
IT POSSESSES A METALIC CORE AND AN ACTIVE MAGNETIC WAVE.
MERCURY
IT IS THE SECOND PLANET FROM THE SUN AND IS THE SECOND BRIGHTEST OBJECT IN THE SKY AFTER THE MOON.
VENUS
IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY MOONS OR RINGS.
VENUS
IT IS THOUGHT TO BE MADE UP OF A CENTRAL IRON CORE, ROCK MANTLE, AND SILICATE CRUST.
VENUS
A YEAR ON WHAT PLANET TAKES 225 EARTH DAYS.
VENUS
IT IS THE THIRD PLANET FROM THE SUN.
EARTH
THE LARGEST OF THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS.
EARTH
THAT WAS FORMED APPROXIMATELY 4.54 BILLION YEARS AGO AND THE ONLY KNOWN PLANET TO SUPPORT LIFE.
EARTH
IT IS THE FOURTH PLANET FROM THE SUN.
MARS
IT IS THE SECOND SMALLEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
MARS
NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF WAR.
MARS
IT IS ALSO DESCRIBES AS THE “RED PLANET”.
MARS
IT IS A TERRESTIAL PLANET WITH A THIN ATMOSPHERE COMPOSED OF CARBON DIOXIDE.
MARS
IT IS THE FIFTH PLANET FROM THE SUN.
JUPITER
THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
JUPITER
GIANT PLANET WITH A MASS ONE THOUSANDTH THAT ALL OF THE SUN, BUT TWO-AND-A-HALF TIMES THAT ALL OF THE OTHER PLANETS.
JUPITER
IT IS THE SIXTH PLANET FROM THE SUN.
SATURN
MOST DISTANT THAT CAN BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE.
SATURN
SECOND LARGEST PLANET AND IS BEST KNOWN FOR ITS FABULOUS RING SYSTEM.
SATURN
IT IS A GAS GIANT AND IS COMPOSED OF SIMILAR GASES INCLUDING HYDROGEN, HELIUM AND METHANE.
SATURN
IT IS THE SEVENTH PLANET FROM THE SUN.
URANUS
WHILE BEING VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE, IT WAS NOT RECOGNISED AS A PLANET DUE TO ITS DIMNESS AND SLOW ORBIT.
URANUS
IT BECAME THE FIRST PLANET DISCOVERED WITH THE USE OF A TELESCOPE.
URANUS
IT IS TIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE WITH AN AXIAL TILT OF 98 DEGREES ; AND IT IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS “ROLLING AROUND THE SUN ON ITS SIDE.
URANUS
IT IS THE EIGHT AND FARTHEST KNOWN PLANET FROM THE SUN IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
NEPTUNE
IT IS THE FOURTH-LARGEST PLANET BY DIAMETER ; THE THIRD-MOST-MASSIVE PLANET; AND THE DENSEST GIANT PLANET.
NEPTUNE
