Solar 4th Grade Flashcards
What makes up the solar system?
Sun, nine planets,their moons, asteroids and comets.
What do the planets orbit around?
The sun
The sun is a?
Star
Between which planets is the asteroid belt located?
Mars and Jupiter
Names of the inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Names of the outer planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, And Neptune
The furthest planet from the sun?
Neptune
What are asteroids made of?
Rock
These are made up of earth and dust and look like dirty snowballs.
Comets
What is the Earths nearest neighbor
Venus
The name of any body that moves in an orbit around a more massive body. Like the moon to the earth
Natural satellite.
What is a shooting star?
It is another name for a meteoroid that burns up as it passes through the earths atmosphere.
What can cause craters in the earths surface?
Volcanic activity
What is the largest planet?
Jupiter
Which planet is the earths twin
Venus