THE PLANETS Flashcards
1
Q
9 PLANETS
A
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
NEPTUNE
PLUTO
2
Q
the planet closest to the Sun, has almost no atmosphere, and its dusty surface of craters
resembles the Moon.
A
MERCURY
3
Q
often called Earth’s twin because the two planets are close in size, but that’s the only
similarity.
A
VENUS
4
Q
blood-red color (which comes from iron-rich dust)
A
MARS
5
Q
LARGEST PLANET
A
JUPITER
6
Q
the second-largest planet, has majestic rings surrounding it.
A
SATURN
7
Q
a greenish-blue planet, twice as far from the Sun as its neighbor Saturn.
A
URANUS
8
Q
is a stormy blue planet about 30 times farther from the
Sun than Earth.
A
NEPTUNE
