Science - Quiz 30 (Inner Planets) Flashcards

1
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speediest planet

A

Mercury

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2
Q

planet suitable for life

A

Earth

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3
Q

“evening star” and “morning star”

A

Venus

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4
Q

the red planet

A

Mars

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5
Q

closest planet to the sun

A

Mercury

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6
Q

the moon’s dark patches are called

A

maria

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7
Q

largest known mountain in the solar system

A

Olympus Mons

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8
Q

when a planet rotates backward, from east to west, it has ___________ rotation

A

retrograde

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9
Q

phenomenon that occurs when the full moon passes through the earth’s shadow

A

lunar eclipse

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10
Q

any object that orbits another object is a …..

A

satellite

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