Solar System Flashcards
1
Q
Name the 2 planets closest to Earth.
A
Venus & Mars
2
Q
Which planets are the gas planets?
A
Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter and Saturn
3
Q
What planets are the terrestial planets?
A
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
4
Q
Name the outer planets
A
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
5
Q
an instrument that makes distant objects seem larger and nearer
A
telescope
6
Q
a large object that orbits a star
A
planet
7
Q
a natural object that orbits a planet
A
moon
8
Q
an object in space that circles around another object
A
satellite
9
Q
a mixture of frozen ice and gas that moves in a elliptical orbit around the sun
A
comet
10
Q
a rock that revolves around the sun
A
asteroid
11
Q
an object made up of rock entering earth’s atmosphere
A
meteor
12
Q
Name the planets in order from the Sun
A
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
