Planets Common Assessment Review Flashcards
burning ball of gases
Sun
center of the Solar System
Sun
is a star
Sun
smallest planet
Mercury
has no atmosphere, very hot during the day and very cold at night
Mercury
has lots of craters like Earth’s moon
Mercury
hottest planet because of it’s thick atmosphere
Venus
rotates in the opposite direction of Earth
Venus
has volcanoes
Venus
3rd planet from the Sun.
Earth
The only planet that has life and mostly made of water
Earth
It is the only planet with 1 moon.
Earth
4th planet from the Sun
Mars
It is a red planet due to iron in the crust.
Mars
It has the tallest mountain in the solar system.
Mars
Like Earth, it’s north and south poles covered in ice.
Mars
It is the 5th planet in the solar system and the first of the outer planets.
Jupiter
It is the biggest planet in the solar system.
Jupiter
It has a huge storm called The Great Red Spot.
Jupiter
Has the most moons
Jupiter
6th planet from the Sun
Saturn
rings made of dust, rocks, and ice
Saturn
winds blow faster than tornadoes
Saturn
one of the lightest planets
Saturn
