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  • Earth's axis is tilted at ____ degrees.
    23.5
  • This substance causes the soil on Mars to appear red.
    Iron oxide (rust)
  • Gibbous means....
    illumination is expanding.
  • A year on Jupiter is....
    12 years long
  • When the moon experiences Last Quarter in the lunar cycle how far around the earth has it orbited?
    75%
  • __________ has the most violent weather in the solar system.
    Neptune
  • Saturn has the most....
    moons than any other planet
  • Due to it's _______________, mars experiences cold temperatures.
    thin atmosphere
  • Jupiter's red spot can fit ___ earths inside of it.
    3
  • Pluto is not a planet bc....
    it shares orbital space
  • This planet is referred to as Earth's twin due to their similar sizes.
    Venus
  • I am a probe that has a robotic arm that moves on the surface of a cosmic object. What am I called?
    I am a rover.
  • Why aren't Jupiter's four large moons not considered planets?
    They orbit Jupiter and NOT the sun.
  • Solar storms may explode from the sun's photosphere, creating a _________.
    solar flare
  • To overcome the Earth's ________ and establish an orbit around Earth, a rocket must reach a speed of 17,500 mi/h
    gravity
  • In 1981 the United States launched the _____________.
    Space Shuttle
  • Probes exist for the purpose of ___________ beyond Earth's orbit .
    research
  • Pluto is able to....
    maintain spherical shape due to it's gravitational pull
  • This planet has the shortest year in the solar system.
    Mercury
  • Unlike a solar flare, a solar prominence can last...
    for days or even weeks.
  • Unlike other planets Uranus rotates from...
    bottom to top
  • Uranus is has a liquid surface. The atmosphere is made of poisonous ________ gas.
    methane
  • Mars year is nearly ______ as long as earth's year.
    twice (687 earth days)
  • The sun contains over _______% of the mass of the entire solar system.
    98%
  • The dark spots on the sun are called....
    sunspots
  • What is a revolution?
    one complete trip around the sun.
  • Why does Mars have seasons?
    It has a similar tilt to earth
  • If the northern hemisphere is pointed directly towards the sun. What season is the southern hemisphere experiencing?
    Winter
  • A moon is called a _________ because....
    satellite; because it is an object that orbits another object in space
  • Probes exist for the purpose of ___________ beyond Earth's orbit .
    research
  • Why does the surface make Jupiter a difficult planet to explore?
    There is no place for a spacecraft to land since the surface is an ocean of liquid gas.
  • What influences the gravitational pull of an object?
    its mass
  • What cosmic wonder splits the inner planets from the outer planets?
    the asteroid belt
  • What is the coldest place known in our solar system?
    Neptune's moon Triton
  • What feature of Neptune makes it similar to Jupiter?
    Neptune's Great Darks Spit is named after Jupiter's Great Red Spot
  • The atmosphere on Venus is made up of _______% carbon dioxide.
    96
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