Chapter 29& 30

Question 0

What planets is closer to the sun?

Answer 0

Mercury

Question 1

Our solar system

Answer 1

Was formed from a nebula
Has planets that orbit the sun
Has eight planets- including four inner planets; including three outer planets
Has other objects including comets

Question 2

What is the largest planet?

Answer 2

Jupiter

Question 3

Which planets has been studied extensively for life?

Answer 3

Mars

Question 4

What planets has the complex ring system?

Answer 4

Saturn

Question 5

Our solar system about how many years ago?

Answer 5

4.6 billion years ago

Question 6

Enormous cloud of gas, ice, dust… Called?

Answer 6

Nebula

Question 7

Is our solar system heliocentric or geocentric?

Answer 7

Heliocentric with planets orbiting the sun in a counterclockwise

Question 8

Planet with an extremely dense atmosphere?

Answer 8

Venus

Question 9

Large canyon on mars?

Answer 9

Valles Marineris

Question 10

Planet classification that orbits inside the asteroid belt?

Answer 10

Inner planet

Question 11

Red planet

Answer 11

Mars

Question 12

Planet classification that orbits outside the asteroid belt?

Answer 12

Outer planets

Question 13

The order of the planets

Closest to farthest away

Answer 13

Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

Question 14

How does distance from the sun affect the speed of a planet?

Answer 14

Planets close to the sun it’s mass is closer to the center of the solar system which results in an increased orbit speed
Planets in outer orbits orbits mass is farther from the center of the solar system, slows down speed of orbit

Question 15

The inner planets

Answer 15

Mercury, Venus, earth , mars

Question 16

Outer planets

Answer 16

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Question 17

Why are the planets close to the sun rocky and smaller?

Answer 17

High temperatures vaporized the light elements so the planets have rough surfaces

Question 18

Harsh environments where life exists on earth

Answer 18

Great pressure by volcanic vents- hot and dark
Permafrost areas in northeast Siberia- extreme cold
Mud in Mono Lake, CA- dark, lacking oxygen, large amounts of salt

Question 19

Which planets has the moon Titan?

Answer 19

Saturn, Titan is its largest moon

Question 20

Earths shape is?

Answer 20

Spherical

Question 21

Earth complete..?

Answer 21

Orbits the sun once a year

Question 22

Among Earth’s physical properties is its rotation, which takes one _____ to complete?

Answer 22

Day