Earth Science Chapter 23

Comets that appear two or more times are called periodic comets.

Planets beyond Earth's orbit are called

Icy body that releases gases as it orbits the Sun.

Has an axis tilted on it's side

Largest Planet

The most unusual feature of Uranus is it's

Superior Planet's retrograde motion is an optical illusion.

A meteor fragment that reaches the earth's surface is called

Meteorids are also called shooting stars.

The fastest revolving planet is

Jupiter, the stormy planet is home to the

Mercury is the slowest revolving planet because of it's distance from the sun.

The hottest planet is

Has the most beautiful rings

What is the smallest Gas planet

Saturn is the 5th planet from the sun.

Fastest Revolution

Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun

1st planet from the sun

When Galileo found this planet he thought he found 3 planets.

Earth's atmosphere has oxygen.

The collection of small solar system bodies that lie beyond Neptune's orbit.

A moon is a natural satellite of a planet.

Mars is home to the largest mountain in our solar system.

Neptune is the windiest planet

This planet is covered in toxic clouds

Rocky body smaller than a planet that orbits the Sun

A streak of light seen when a meteoroid heats up in the atmosphere is a meteor.

A rocky or metallic fragment of an asteroid, comet, or planet

The Scientific name for a shooting star is

Gas giants like Saturn are called Jovian

Which is NOT true about all planets

Larger of the 2 blue ice giants

Mars has water in it's