Solar System Unit Flashcards
(17 cards)
Planet with the greatest temperature range.
Mercury, closest to the sun and thin atmosphere causes the sunlight side and dark side to have drastic differences and temperature
Hottest planet & why it’s so hot.
Venus, due to the greenhouse effect, thick atmosphere
Coldest planet & why it’s the coldest.
Uranus not Neptune, unique axial tilt and lack of internal heat
Planet with the fastest winds.
Neptune
Planet with the most elaborate ring system & what the rings made of.
Saturn, ice and rock
Planet with ice caps made of CO2.
Mars
Largest planet.
Jupiter
Planet without an atmosphere & what effect it has on its temperature range.
Mercury, drastic temp changes from day and night
Planet whose day is longer than its year & why.
Venus, it’s upside down and has a slow axial spin
Planet with a large rotating storm called the Great Red Spot.
Jupiter
Planet that rotates on its side.
Uranus
Know the planets of our solar system in order from closest to the Sun and then outward.
Mercury, Venus, earth, mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Which planets are Terrestrial.
Which planets are Jovian.
Terrestrial: mercury, Venus, earth, and mars
Jovian: Jubiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Differences between Terrestrial & Jovian planets.
Terrestrial: solid, no rings, 0-2 moons
Jovian: gas, rings, many moons
Identify the differences between the other types of objects in the Solar system (moons, asteroids, comets, & meteoroids).
What are the three rules for being classified as a “Traditional” planet.
Only revolve around sun, enough mass gravity makes it spherical, most be the most gravitationally dominant object in its neighborhood.
What rule do dwarf planets not meet?
3, being gravitationally dominant object in neighborhood
