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The Solar System

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Describe 4 characteristics of Mercury

Fastest to orbit the sun (year is only 88 days long), smallest planet, cratered, rocky surface

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Describe 3 characteristics of Venus

hottest planet due to thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide, longest day (its day is longer than its year), rocky surface

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Why is Venus's day longer than its year?

it spins so slowly on its axis by the time its orbited the sun, it has not done 1 full rotation

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Name 3 characteristics of Earth.

life, water covers 3/4 surface, 1 moon

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Name some characteristics of Mars.

red soil (iron oxide/rust in the soil), biggest volcano, longest valley, cold, lifeless, water flowed in ancient times, polar ice caps, 2 moons

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Where is the asteroid belt located?

Between Mars and Jupiter

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Name the 4 outer planets (farthest from the sun) and give a brief description.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - gas giants, freezing temperatures, many moons, and ring systems

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Name 6 characteristics of Jupiter

largest planet, red spot storm (lasted 400 years), most moons (63 and counting), freezing temp, small rings, gas giant

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Name some characteristics of Saturn

2nd largest planet, largest ring system, close to 60 moons, gas giant, freezing temp

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Name some characteristics of Uranus.

gas giant, 27 moons, rotates sideways, rings vertical, freezing temp

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Why is Uranus tipped on its side in its orbit around the Sun

Because of an ancient impact

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Describe some characteristics of Neptune.

small rings, blue gas giant, 13 moons, freezing temp

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All the gas giants have ring systems, which planet's is the most prominent?

Saturn

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Are the largest planets in the inner or outer solar system? which planet is the largest?

Outer / Jupiter

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Which planet is the largest of the inner planets?

Earth

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What is the smallest planet?

Mercury

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