Science - Quiz 30 (Inner Planets) Flashcards
1
Q
speediest planet
A
Mercury
2
Q
planet suitable for life
A
Earth
3
Q
“evening star” and “morning star”
A
Venus
4
Q
the red planet
A
Mars
5
Q
closest planet to the sun
A
Mercury
6
Q
the moon’s dark patches are called
A
maria
7
Q
largest known mountain in the solar system
A
Olympus Mons
8
Q
when a planet rotates backward, from east to west, it has ___________ rotation
A
retrograde
9
Q
phenomenon that occurs when the full moon passes through the earth’s shadow
A
lunar eclipse
10
Q
any object that orbits another object is a …..
A
satellite