Ch 11

Time it takes an object to travel around the Sun one time.

Which body is tipped sideways and rotates from south to north?

Round depression formed by the collision of a meteorite on the surface of a planet

Object in space made of gases in which nuclear fusion occurs

Which body is sixth from the Sun and is less dense than water?

Which planet has no atmosphere?

Which body is red because it is rusted?

When a planet's atmosphere traps solar energy and causes the surface temperature to rise.

This body is the only planet that has life on it, that we know of

Small, rocky particle that strikes a moon or planet

This body has a year of about 88 Earth days

Which planet has 2 moons?

Which body has a huge hexagonal storm at its pole?

Every second of every day, this body converts 700 million tons of hydrogen into energy.

Which body has nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide in its atmosphere?

This body is closest to the Sun and still has ice on its surface.

Small, rocky object that orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter

Which body was reclassified as a dwarf planet?

Which planets are terrestrial planets

Which body has a large hurricane that has lasted for over 300 years?

Average distance from Earth to the Sun or about 150 million kilometers

Which planets have no moons?

This body is second from the Sun and spins backwards

Path an object follows as it moves around another object

Another name for the inner planets

This body has an atmosphere that is a huge greenhouse effect.

Small, rocky particle that makes a streak of light as it enters Earth's atmosphere

Which body has the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons?

Which body do we know the least about since it has only had one fly by in 1989?

Which planet has a ring system?

Which body was found by math?

The four largest moons of Jupiter

Time it takes an object to spin on its axis one time. On Earth it is about 24 hours.

Which body has a huge ring system?

This body has a day of about 59 Earth days

Which planet has one moon?

Small, rocky particle that moves through space

Which planets are gas giant planets

Which body is 3rd from the Sun and has a strong magnetic field

Which body is an Ice Giant?

Light from this object takes 8 min 20 sec to get to Earth.

Which body is the largest in the solar system?

This body is about 95% the width of the Earth

Which body is seventh from the sun and it snows diamonds?

Which body is fifth from the Sun and has a large gravitational pull causing lots of impacts?

On the surface of this body, it snows metal?

Object is made of gas and dust and ice. Called a harry star or dirty snowball

Where is 99% of all the mass in the solar system?

Which body is fourth from the sun and has water ice under the surface?

Which planets have carbon dioxide in their atmosphere