Solar System Review - Losteter

The smallest planet

model with the earth in the center

an object at its closest point to the sun

model with the sun in the center

the farther the object, the greater the gravity

One equals the distance from the Earth to the Sun

Said the planets have elliptical orbits

planets with deep, massive, gas atmospheres

Low density, could float in water

bigger than asteroids, smaller than planets, have odd orbits

Huge loops of cool gas that extend from the sun

Believed in a Geocentric model of the solar system

the outer atmosphere of the sun

the bright streak of light seen in the sky as meteoroids enter earth's atmosphere

small body of ice, rocks, and dust formed in the Oort Cloud

Counterclockwise

Which is the only dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt?

explosive release of energy and radiation

where nuclear fusion takes place

the inward force that causes objects to move in circular paths

First to say the solar system is heliocentric

The hottest planet

invented the first telescope

cool, dark areas of the sun

an object at its farthest point from the sun

the force of attraction between objects

Clockwise

Only Venus spins this way

the visible surface of the sun

The only planet we know of that has living things

Large rocks (smaller than dwarf planets) that orbit the sun, mostly in the asteroid belt

the path of a body around another in space

All planets but Venus spin this way

Spherical region outside the solar system that forms comets

the larger the object, the greater the gravity

two or more nuclei fuse together to form energy

May have "diamond rain" due to methane

which is the correct model?

the sun and all the bodies that orbit it

Where are 4 of the dwarf planets located?

The farthest from the sun

Largest Volcano, Olympus Mons, located here

after Neptune, contains 4 Dwarf planets and other space objects (asteroids, meteoroids)

the 4 small, dense, rocky planets

small, rocky bodies that travel through space

a disk of material that circles a gas giant planet

the largest planet

How do you know the difference between an Asteroid and a Meteroid?

A meteoroid that reaches Earth's surface

Where are comets found?