SCIENCE DAY3 Flashcards
Study of everything in the universe
Astronomy
ALL planets _______ around the sun in the same direction
Revolve
SOME planets ______ around its axis in the same direction
Rotate
Direction of revolution of planets
Eastward, west to east, counterclockwise
Planets in the solar system rotates on their axis in eastward direction/west to east/counterclockwise except
Venus and Uranus
Shape of orbit
Elliptical orbit
Fastest revolving/orbiting planet
Mercury
1 revolution of MERCURY is equals to ______ earth days
88
Brightest planet, hottest planet, earth’s closest neighboring planet
Venus
Only planet with life
Earth
Shape of Earth
Oblate Spheroid
Name of Earth’s moon
Luna
Red planet
Mars
Mars’ 2 moons
Phobos and Deimos
Location of asteroid belt
Between Mars and Jupiter
Terrestrial planets are made-up of
Rocks
What are the terrestrial planets
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
What are the Gas/Jovian Planets
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Largest planet
Jupiter
Number of moons of JUPITER
92
4 Galilean Moons of Jupiter
Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto
Planet that has spectacular rings made of ice, rocks, dusts
Saturn
Number of moons of Saturn
83 moons
What is the largest moon of Saturn
Titan