• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Front

How to study your flashcards.

Right/Left arrow keys: Navigate between flashcards.right arrow keyleft arrow key

Up/Down arrow keys: Flip the card between the front and back.down keyup key

H key: Show hint (3rd side).h key

image

PLAY BUTTON

image

PLAY BUTTON

image

Progress

1/24

Click to flip

24 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
What size star is our sun?
Average
What is our sun made up of?
hydrogen and helium
What is the solar system?
Earth, moon, sun, seven other planets and their satellites, and smaller things (asteroids and comets)
Which planets are the inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars are inner
Which planets are the outer planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are outer
Which planets are the terrestrial planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars are terrestrial
Which planets are the gas giants?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are gas
Why do planets stay in orbit around the sun?
Gravitational attraction
What features do asteroids and comets both have?
They both orbit the sun, they both have rock in them
What features do asteroids have that comets don't?
They can sometimes have moons, they have iron.
What features do comets have that asteroids don't?
They have gas and ice in them; may be the origins of the solar system; orbits can cross orbits of other planets.
Which planet has the most moons orbiting it?
Jupiter
What is the Kuiper belt?
disk-shaped zone of icy objects that lays beyond the gas giants
What is found in the Kuiper Belt?
Icy objects, Pluto
What is the order of the planets from the Sun outward?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
What is rotation of a planet?
The spinning of a planet around its axis.
What is revolution of a planet?
The path the planet takes around the sun.
What is your dog's name?
Gracie
What is the Sun's role in the solar system?
Its gravity keeps the planets in orbit, and its heat helps warms some of the planets.
What is the name of the galaxy that we are in?
The Milky Way
Define: Orbit
To travel in a curved path around something else
Define: Asteroid
Small, solid objects that orbit the Sun.
Define: Comet
A mass of ice and dust orbiting the Sun.
Define: Gravity
The force of attraction between two objects