section 3&4 chapter 30

Question 1

fifth planet from the sun; the largest planet with continuous, swirling high-pressure gas storms

Answer 1

Jupiter

Question 2

Sixth planet from the sun; the second largest planet with the most complex ring system

Answer 2

Saturn

Question 3

Seventh planet from the sun; appears blue-green due to methane in the atmosphere; its axis rotation is tilted on its side

Answer 3

Uranus

Question 4

eighth planet from the sun; has storms similar to Jupiter’s and is blue due to methane in the atmosphere

Answer 4

Neptune

Question 5

nearly-spherical object in orbit around the sun that is not a satellite, and has not cleared the debris in the orbit

Answer 5

dwarf planet

Question 6

object in elliptical around the sun composed of dust particles, frozen water, methane and ammonia

Answer 6

comet

Question 7

rocky object formed from material similar to that of planets, orbiting the sun

Answer 7

asteroids

Question 8

sand-to-boulder sized rocky object orbiting the sun

Answer 8

meteoroid

Question 9

distant planetoid, smaller than Pluto, larger than comets, with very elliptical orbit

Answer 9

sedna

Question 10

life beyond Earth, object of the search of exobiologists

Answer 10

extraterrestrial life