L4 Flashcards
What are two facts about mercury?
It has no moons. The name was given by the romans.
What are two facts about Venus?
Although it isn’t the closest planet to the sun, it I the hottest planet because of its thick atmosphere which traps carbon dioxide causing a lot of heat, similar to why our Earth is getting hotter - carbon dioxide causes global warming. Venus has two sunrises in a year because one day there is 117 earth days and also the sun rises in the west and sets in the east because, unlike most planets, it spins clockwise.
What are two facts about earth?
There are five oceans. The earth is about 71% water and 96.5% of this water are from oceans.
What are two facts about mars?
Mars is red because of the rusty iron (or iron oxide) in its surface. Mars has a thin atmosphere made of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, argon, but the fact it is too thin would make a human die instantly, exploding.
What are two facts about Jupiter?
It has the biggest storm that we know of - the great, red spot. It has rings, but they are too faint to see.
What are two facts about Saturn?
It is the least dense planet in our solar system, meaning that if there was a massive bath tub that could fit Saturn in it (which was filled with water), the planet would just float, the reason for its little density is because the planet is made of helium and hydrogen. Saturn is a flattened ball.
What are two facts about Uranus?
It has a tilt of nearly 90º (its tilt is 97.77º) and this tilt makes the planet look like it rotates on its side. It is the coldest planet in our solar system because it has nearly no internal heat.
What are two facts about Neptune?
It is the only planet in our solar system that isn’t visible by the naked eye. The distance between Neptune and the sun is 30x more than the distance between the Earth and the sun at a whopping 353,160 Earths.
