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The Planets

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  • What is a satellite?
    An object orbiting a celestial body of large mass
  • What does a terrestial planet mean?
    The word ‘terrestrial’ means ‘rocky’.
  • The hottest planet in our solar system is....
    Venus
  • How do we describe the origin of the universe?
    The Big Bang Theory
  • What is a star?
    A star is a celestial body that generates its own heat and light and consists of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity.
  • _____________ is a dusty snowball which orbits the sun
    Comet
  • What is a celestial body?
    Celestial bodies are naturally made objects outside of the Earths atmosphere.
  • The coldest planet in our solar system is......
    Uranus
  • What is a solar system?
    A group of planets and other celestial bodies that are in orbit around a star.
  • Name the planets IN ORDER from closest to furthest from the sun
    Mercury, venus, earth, mars, juspiter, saturn, uranus, neptune
  • What is present on the surface of mars that causes its red colour?
    Iron
  • Why are dwarf planets not classed as planets?
    They are not planets because they have not cleared their own orbit.
  • What galaxy is our solar system apart of?
    Milky way
  • Saturn's rings are made of __________________
    Pieces of comets, asteroids, or shattered moons that broke up
  • What is a moon?
    A moon is a natural satellite of a planet that is visible through the reflection of the sun
  • What planet was the first planet to be explored by a spacecraft?
    Venus
  • What are the criteria for something to be a planet?
    1. that is in orbit around a star 2. enough mass to form an almost round shape due to its own gravity 3. have ‘cleared the regio
  • _____________ is a small rocky body orbiting the sun.
    Asteroid
  • The word ___________ means Jupiter like.
    ‘Jovian’
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