Solar System - Planetary Processes & Surface Features

1 astronomical unit (AU) is the distance between the Sun and Earth

What do all planets have in common?

When the Earth passes between the Moon and Sun and the Earth's shadow blocks the moon it is called

When the Moon passes between the Earth and Sun, and the Moon blocks out sunlight it is called a

The moon is only visible at night and never during the day.

If a planet has more mass, its gravity will be greater

What is the most common geological feature in the entire solar system?

Made of gas, dust and ice and moves around the Sun in an oval-shaped orbit

There are equal hours of daylight and darkness during a(n) __________.

Where is the asteroid belt located?

Small rocky objects that orbit the Sun in a belt

The tilt of Earth's axis combined with Earth's motion around the Sun causes seasons to change.

Scale is a ratio between the measurement on a model and the actual measurement of an object.

Why are Mercury and Earth's Moon covered with craters?

Having to do with solid rock, name given to the four inner planets.

Which of these takes 29.5 days to complete?

This planet has an extremely hot temperature due to a runaway greenhouse effect.

Wind can only exist on planets with atmospheres.

Ridges, grooves or faults on a planet's surface were caused by ...

A waxing phase of the moon means the light we see from the Sun is growing smaller.

How are the terrestrial planets different than the gas giant planets?

One ___________ is Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun.