The 8 planets in the Milky Way Flashcards
-has no moons
-no atmosphere
-closest to the sun
-at night it is SUPER cold and in the day it is MEGA hot.
Mercury
-second planet from the sun
- only the moon is brighter than _____ in the night sky
-hottest planet in our solar system
-the atmosphere would crush a car
Venus
-_____’s moon has no atmosphere
-only planet with known living beings
-only planet with water on the surface
- our home planet
Earth
-fourth planet from the sun
-has two moons
-a terrestrial planet
Mars
-the first Jovian planet
-The biggest planet in the Milky Way
-1324 Earths could fit inside
Jupiter
twice as far from the sun as Jupiter
-wind speeds up to 500 meters per second
-has at least 150 moons and moonlettes
Saturn
-rolls like a ball instead of sideways
-has an axil tilt of 97.77 degrees
-was the first to be discovered
Uranus
-practically twins with Uranus
-winds up two 550 meters per second
-the smallest planet in the Milky Way
Neptune