6.2 Solar System

This planet is known for its Giant Red Spot. It is the first planet of the gas giants.

These large rocks revolve around the Sun and can be found between Mars and Jupiter

These rocks enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up. We sometime call them "shooting stars."

This is the force attraction between 2 objects that have mass

These are the two forces that Newton believed to keep our planets in motion around the Sun?

This was the first American in Space.

This planet is the 8th planet. Methane gas gives it's bluish appearance.

This planet lays on its side, has rings and has 42 years of light/darkness

This is the outer layer of the Sun. It's name means "crown" in Latin.

These objects are often called "dirty snowballs" and orbit the sun.

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

These are areas of the Sun that are darker and cooler than its surrounding areas.

This planet was "demoted" to dwarf status in 2006 because it was believed to be a member of the Kuiper Belt

This was Ptolemy's theory that the Earth was the center of the universe.

This planet is closest to the sun and has no atmosphere.

What is the name of the star that is the center of our solar system?

The correct order of the planets from the Sun are -

In the late 1950's and 60's, which country were we competing with in the "Space Race" to the moon?

This planet has an iron oxide (rust) surface. In 2024, Space X plans to take humans to it.

This is the tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest OR an object in motion to stay in motion

These rocks enter our atmosphere and hit Earth's surface.

This was Copernicus' theory that the Sun was the center of the universe.

This is the 3rd planet from the Sun. It has water, one moon and the only planet with life (as we know it?)

As we travel away from the Sun, planets generally get -

The outer planets tend to-

This was the first man in space. He was a Russian Cosmonaut.

Venus spins backwards. This is called a _____ rotation.

This planet is "Earth's Twin" and has a retrograde rotation.

Characteristic(s) of the inner planets include -

This planet is known for its beautiful "rings." It has a density less than water.