Lesson 2 - Solar System Flashcards
(13 cards)
What are the 8 planets in our solar system?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What are the 4 inner planets in our solar system also known as? (Hint: Think of what they are made of)
Terrestrial planets.
What are the 4 outer planets also known as? (Hint: Think of what they are made of)
Gas giants
What are terrestrial planets mainly made of?
Rock
What are gas giants made of?
Mainly made of gases such as hydrogen and helium
What is the Asteroid Belt?
Between the orbits of the inenr and outer planets there is a region of space filled with rock known as the asteroid belt.
What is a moon?
A moon is a natural satellite that orbits a planet, dwarf planet or even an asteroid.
Approximately, hwo many moons does Saturn have? (Not a necessary fact, can still give it a 5 even if wrong)
Saturn has 274 confirmed moons
What are gas giants made of?
Gases like hydrogen and helium
Where is the Kuiper Belt and what does it contain?
The Kuiper Belt is beyond Pluto’s Orbit, and it contains icy objects.
What is the Oort Cloud?
The Oort Cloud is a region beyond the Kuiper Belt where most comets come from
What is the band of dust and rock in the middle of Jupiter and Mars called?
asteroid belt
As you get further away from the Sun, does the temperature increase or decrease?
Decrease
