PLANETS Flashcards

1
Q

109 TIMES WIDER THAN THE EARTH AND 330,000 TIMES HEAVIER

A

THE SUN

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

IT IS COMPLETELY GASEOUS. THERE IS NO SOLID SURFACE. COMPOSED OF 74% HYDROGEN; 25% HELIUM; AND 1% OTHER GASES.

A

THE SUN

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

ROTATES ON ITS AXIS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 26 DAYS.

A

THE SUN

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

IT IS THE CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN.

A

MERCURY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

IT IS THE SMALLEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

A

MERCURY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

IT CAN REACH UP TO 840 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

A

MERCURY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

IT POSSESSES A METALIC CORE AND AN ACTIVE MAGNETIC WAVE.

A

MERCURY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

IT IS THE SECOND PLANET FROM THE SUN AND IS THE SECOND BRIGHTEST OBJECT IN THE SKY AFTER THE MOON.

A

VENUS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY MOONS OR RINGS.

A

VENUS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

IT IS THOUGHT TO BE MADE UP OF A CENTRAL IRON CORE, ROCK MANTLE, AND SILICATE CRUST.

A

VENUS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

A YEAR ON WHAT PLANET TAKES 225 EARTH DAYS.

A

VENUS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

IT IS THE THIRD PLANET FROM THE SUN.

A

EARTH

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

THE LARGEST OF THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS.

A

EARTH

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

THAT WAS FORMED APPROXIMATELY 4.54 BILLION YEARS AGO AND THE ONLY KNOWN PLANET TO SUPPORT LIFE.

A

EARTH

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

IT IS THE FOURTH PLANET FROM THE SUN.

A

MARS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

IT IS THE SECOND SMALLEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

17
Q

NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF WAR.

18
Q

IT IS ALSO DESCRIBES AS THE “RED PLANET”.

19
Q

IT IS A TERRESTIAL PLANET WITH A THIN ATMOSPHERE COMPOSED OF CARBON DIOXIDE.

20
Q

IT IS THE FIFTH PLANET FROM THE SUN.

21
Q

THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

22
Q

GIANT PLANET WITH A MASS ONE THOUSANDTH THAT ALL OF THE SUN, BUT TWO-AND-A-HALF TIMES THAT ALL OF THE OTHER PLANETS.

23
Q

IT IS THE SIXTH PLANET FROM THE SUN.

24
Q

MOST DISTANT THAT CAN BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE.

25
SECOND LARGEST PLANET AND IS BEST KNOWN FOR ITS FABULOUS RING SYSTEM.
SATURN
26
IT IS A GAS GIANT AND IS COMPOSED OF SIMILAR GASES INCLUDING HYDROGEN, HELIUM AND METHANE.
SATURN
27
IT IS THE SEVENTH PLANET FROM THE SUN.
URANUS
28
WHILE BEING VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE, IT WAS NOT RECOGNISED AS A PLANET DUE TO ITS DIMNESS AND SLOW ORBIT.
URANUS
29
IT BECAME THE FIRST PLANET DISCOVERED WITH THE USE OF A TELESCOPE.
URANUS
30
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
31
IT IS THE EIGHT AND FARTHEST KNOWN PLANET FROM THE SUN IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
NEPTUNE
32
IT IS THE FOURTH-LARGEST PLANET BY DIAMETER ; THE THIRD-MOST-MASSIVE PLANET; AND THE DENSEST GIANT PLANET.
NEPTUNE