Unit 4 Key Question Solar System

The smallest planet in our solar system:

The largest planet in our solar system:

Trapping of heat by an atmosphere is called:

Which outer planet has an axis tilted 90 degrees from vertical? " rolls like a wheel"

The heliocentric theory states that the _____ is the center of our solar system.

Rock or dust burning in the atmosphere.

The radiation that leaves the sun is called:

An object that orbits a planet:

The geocentric theroy states that the ____ is the center of the solar system.

The sun produces energy by:

An icy object with a long narrow orbit around the sun:

The layer of the sun that is visible during a solar eclipse:

A small rocky body in orbit between Mars and Jupiter:

The planet furthest from the sun:

One astronomical unit (AU) is the average distance between Earth and _______.

Small, rocky and solid would describe the: