planets Flashcards
(36 cards)
how does the planets revolve around the sun
elliptical orbit
two groups of planets
- inner planets
- outer planets
inner planets -
aka terrestrial or rocky planets
mercury, venus, earth and mars
outer planets -
aka jovial or gaseous planets
Jupiter, saturn , uranus and neptune
which is the smallest planet that is also the nearest to the sun
mercury
what is the revolution period of mercury
88 days
what is the fastest planet in terms of motion
mercury
which planet have no atmosphere and have extreme temperature
mercury
mars is aka [why?]
the red planet , coz of the presence of iron oxide in red soil and pink sky
which is the brightest planet after the sun and moon
venus
which is the hottest planet
venus 475’ c
venus is aka
morning and evening star
the largest moon in the solar system [satellite]
ganymede, satellite of jupiter
what are the 2 natural satellites of mars
- demos [the smallest satellite in the whole system]
- phobes
earth is aka
blue planet 71% water
revolution period of the earth
365 days 6 hours
jupiter is aka
the winter planet coz average temp. is very low
olympus mons
largest volcano in the solar system in mars
nix olympia
the highest mountain [3x higher than mount everest] on mars
largest planet of the solar system
jupiter
total no. of satellites of jupiter
63
what is the 2nd largest planet of the solar system
saturn
saturn is aka
the ringed planet coz it have 7 rings
what is the 3rd largest planet of the solar system
uranus
