Vocab Flashcards
(24 cards)
Mercury
The smallest and closest planet to the sun is Mercury
Venus
The second closest planet to the sun is Venus
Earth
The third planet from the sun is Earth
Mars
The fourth planet from the sun is Mars
How did the solar system from
A nebula that collapsed
How long ago did the solar system form
4.6 million years ago
What is Mercury’s atmosphere like
No true atmosphere
Which planet is refereed to as earths sister
Venus
What is Venus atmosphere like
Dense and hot, also unbreathable
What states that water can exist as due to the
temperatures
Solid, gas, and a liquid
What is Mars also know as
The red planet
Why is Mars red
Due to Iron Oxide
How many moons does Mars have
2
What are the names of the moons
Deimos, Phobos
What does Phobos and Deimos mean?
Deimos: Panic
Phobos: Fear
What was the mission of Spirit and Opportunity
To search for liquid water
What did the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter discover
Sediment layering
Gullies
What did the Mariner 9 Space Prob discover
Valles Marineris- Large canyon
Extinct volcanoes
What did Viking 1 and 2 do
Photographed the entire surface of Mars
Global Surveyor
Found that the Valles Marineris are similar walls as the Grand Canyon
What did the Mars Odyssey discover
Water is frost beneath a thin layer of soil
What data was gathered from the Pathfinder and it’s Rover Sojourner
Iron may have been leached out by groundwater
Where did the curiosity rover land
Gayle Crater
What was the Goals of Curiosity
Investigate climate and geology
Collect evidence for microbial life
Study Planetary Habitability
