Planets

Question 1

Farther apart, made mostly of gas, less dense, larger, longer revolution, less is known about them

Answer 1

Outer Planets

Question 2

A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star

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Planet

Question 3

A natural force of attraction exerted by a celestial body on objects that are on or near its surface

Answer 3

Gravity

Question 4

How do planets revolve around the sun?

Answer 4

Clockwise

Question 5

Characteristics of Planets

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color, proximity to the sun, size, speed, density, physical/chemical makeup

Question 6

What is the force that governs all planetary movement in the solar system

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Gravity

Question 7

Closest Planet to the Sun

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Mercury

Question 8

largest planet

Answer 8

Jupiter

Question 9

The “red planet”

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Mars

Question 10

Great Dark Spot similar to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

Answer 10

Neptune

Question 11

Axis is turned sideways and rotates north to south

Answer 11

Uranus

Question 12

Great Red Spot

Answer 12

Jupiter

Question 13

Grand Canyon of this planet dwarfs the Grand Canyon on Earth

Answer 13

Mars

Question 14

Made up of 2/3 water

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Earth

Question 15

2nd closest planet to the Sun

Answer 15

Venus

Question 16

Has a magnetosphere which deflects harmful electromagnetic rays from the Sun

Answer 16

Earth

Question 17

Thirteen sets of rings, some are partial

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Uranus

Question 18

Low density - could float in a bathtub

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Saturn

Question 19

Galileo discovered many of this planets moons

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Jupiter

Question 20

Largest dust storms

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Mars

Question 21

“Sister” to Earth in size

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Venus

Question 22

2nd hottest planet

Answer 22

Mercury

Question 23

hottest planet due to its thick atmosphere and the green house effect

Answer 23

Venus

Question 24

Has the largest volcano, Olympus Mons

Answer 24

Mars

Question 25

The largest MOON in the solar system

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Ganymede

Question 26

Has many rings made of ice and dust

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Saturn

Question 27

Innermost moon to Jupiter

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Io

Question 28

This Galilean moon has the smoothest surface of any known solid object in the solar system

Answer 28

Europa

Question 29

This Galilean Moon is almost as big as Mercury and is heavily cratered

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Callisto

Question 30

This Galilean Moon is believed to have an underground ocean and magnetic field

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Ganymede

Question 31

Close together, terrestrial, rocky, more dense, smaller, shorter revolution, few or no moons

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inner planets

Question 32

Another term for outer planets

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Jovian Planets and Gas Giants

Question 33

Another term for inner planets

Answer 33

Terrestrial Planets

Question 34

A regular path one object takes around another object

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orbit

Question 35

This planets surface is covered in craters

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Mercury

Question 36

This planet has the moon Titan

Answer 36

Saturn

Question 37

Home of the strongest winds in the solar system`

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neptune