Planets and vocab Flashcards
Star
Is a ball of hot gases that gives off light and other types of energy.
Universe
Is everything that exists throughout space.
Galaxy
Is a star system that contains large groups of stars.
Planet
Is a large nearly round space object that orbits a star.
Moon
Is a large rocky object that orbits a planet.
Dwarf planet
is an object that orbits the sun, is larger than in asteroid and smaller then a planet, and has a nearly round shape.
Mercury
The closets to the sun.
The smallest planet.
Venus
The second closet to the sun.
The hottest planet
Earth
The third closet to the sun.
Only planet with life
Mars
The forth closet to the sun.
Mostly of carbon dioxide.
Jupiter
The fifth planet from the sun.
The biggest planet.
Saturn
The sixth planet from the sun.
Has the biggest rings.
Uranus
The seventh planet from the sun. Spins on its side.
Neptune
The last planet from the sun. There might be water on it.