planets Flashcards
which planet am I?
1.It is the smallest and fastest planet.
2.It is the closest planet to the sun
3.It doesn’t have a lot of gases around it.
Mercury
Which planet am I?
1.Only the moon is brighter than it
2.The atmosphere is made mostly of carbon dioxide
3.you can sometimes spot it from Earth
Venus
Which planet am I?
1.It is home of all known life in the universe
2.About 71% of its surface is covered by salt water oceans
3.It is the only planet we know has liquid water
Earth
Which planet am I?
1.It’s only half the size of Earth
2.It’s surface has volcanoes
3.It’s nickname is the red planet
Mars
Which planet am I?
1.It’s the first of the gas giants
2.There are no solid surfaces anywhere
3.It has very faint rings
Jupiter
Which planet am I?
1.The rings are billions of pieces of ice and rocks
2.It has dozens of moons
3.It is the only planet that is less dense than water
Saturn
Which planet am I?
1.It is tilted on its side
2.An outer layer of frozen methane gas surrounds it
3.Scientists believe there may be a ocean of liquid water deep in its atmosphere
Uranus
Which planet am I?
1.its winds can get up to 550 meters per second
2.Its largest moon Triton rotates an opposite direction than itself
3.Scientists think there may also be an ocean on this planet
Neptune
