Quiz 1- Terrestial Planets Flashcards
Which planet has a limited Window of Visibility due to the fact you can only see it at Sunrise & Sunset
Mercury
Which planet is called the Morning Star?
Mercury
Which planet has a metallic core that is 42% of it’s volume
Mercury
Which planet appears to be shrunken
Mercury
What is the smallest planet?
Mercury
What is a solar year
Time it takes for a planet to go around the sun
Which planet had a solar year of 88 days
Mercury
Which planet has the most intense radiation
Mercury
Which planet has the temperature range from 800F to -300F
Mercury
Which planets have a limited window of visibility
Mercury & Venus
Which planet is referred to as Earths Twin
Venus
Which planet is dry & hot with swirling gases
Venus
Which planet has Carbon Dioxide gas makes it hot
Venus
Which planet has a solar year of almost 225 days long
Venus
Which planet takes 243 days for 1 rotation
Venus
Which planets atmosphere is made up if 96% CO2
Venus
How long does it take the Earth to make 1 rotation
1 day
Which planets temperature range from 847F to -49F
Venus
Which planet oscillates in it’s rotation
Venus
Which planets colors from space are visibly stimulating
Earth
How long does it take the sun to reach Earth
8minutes
How many tides occur in 1 day & how often
4 tides. 1 every 6hours
Which planet contains magnetic field to deflect the solar radiation
Earth
Which planet is about 93 million miles from the sun
Earth
Which planet possess a nearly circular orbit
Earth
What is the earths only satellite
Moon
The earths only satellite that produces a gravitational pull that helps to circulate oceanic waters & affects weather (tides)
Moon
Which planet contains a mean temperature of 59F
Earth
What is dry ice
CO2
What planet is known as the red planet
Mars
Which planets surface can easily be seen from earth
Mars
Which planet had 24 hour days, winds, polar ice caps, volcanoes & has seasons
Mars
What planet was once thought to have life
Mars
Which planet has it’s solar year of 687 days
Mars
Which planets average temperature of -82F
Mars