Solar System - Planets and Space Rocks Review

5th planet from the sun; largest planet; has a giant storm that appears as a red spot.

Space rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere and doesn't burn up completely and hits Earth's surface, causing a crater.

Located between Mars and Jupiter; a ring of asteroids orbiting the sun.

A dwarf planet that is about the same size as Pluto.

Used to be considered the 9th planet. Now it is considered a dwarf planet.

8th planet from the sun; It is blue and stormy.

1st Planet from the sun; has almost no atmosphere; hot during the day and cold at night.

7th planet from the sun; It is greenish blue; it spins on its side.

4th planet from the sun; called the Red Planet because of the red dust on its surface.

A space rock that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up completely before reaching Earth's surface.

A dwarf planet in the Asteroid Belt. The surface is rocky with some ice.

Earth's natural satellite; takes about one month to orbit the Earth; goes through eight phases each month; has craters.

The star in our solar system around which all planets revolve.

Like a dirty snowball made of dust and ice that orbits the sun.

3rd planet from the sun; it takes 24 hours to rotate once and about 365 days to revolve around the sun once.

6th planet from the sun; has lots of rings made of ice, rock, and dust that you can clearly see orbiting around it.

2nd Planet from the sun; has a very thick atmosphere; is the hottest planet