Sun Planets And Asteroids Flashcards
what is a celestial body
it is any object in space with mass
what can celestial bodies be made of
gas,rocks or both
explain where is the sun and what do we call it
it is the star in the centre of our solar system
what is it
it is a big ball of burning gas
how many layers doese it consist of
6 layers
what is this called
the anatomy of the sun
what do all other planets do (sun doesn’t )
the evolve /orbit the sun
mass
amount of atoms in an object
what 2 groups do you get/types of planets
4 rocky interiorand 4 gaseous exterior planets
name the interior
Mercury, Venus, earth,Mars
name exterior
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ,neptune
what is orbit
pathway of a celestial body around a star or planet
why is it hard to see the moon during the day
cause the sun is much brighter
Mercury
88 days =1 orbit
no moons
much smaller than earth
venus
hottest planet
brightest object in the night sky
262 days =1 orbit
no moons
earth
3651/4 days =1 orbit
1 moon called lunar
only planet with water/liquid and life
it has oxygen
mars
often called thw red planet rusty planet 2 moons phobos and daimos 320 days =1 orbit it also experiences winter and summer winter:_82 summer:_5
what is a astroid
piece of rock that orbits a planet or a star
asteroid belt
astroids orbiting the sun between mars and jupiter
jupiter
gas giant (biggest planet)
it is 300×mass of earth
12 years =1 orbit
62 moons
