Which planets have rings?

All the Giant planets have rings

What is the ecliptic?

the plane in which most Solar System objects orbit very closely, the plane of the Earth's orbit

What is the order of the planets in the Solar System?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

What are the four parts of a comet

nucleus, coma, hydro envelope, and the ion tail/dust tail

What is the Coma of the comet?

A cloud of gas surrounding the nucleus

studbud

GCSE Astronomy - The Solar System

17 termsStudBud Administration89 plays

Questions on topic 11 'The Solar System' from the GCSE Astronomy syllabus #gcseastronomy #gcse #astronomy #solar system

Flashcards17 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 17

Answers

1
What colour is a comet?
white
multicoloured
grey
black
2
It's the last planet of the Solar system.
Venus
Earth
Neptune
Mercury
3
Which of these bodies is a dwarf planet?
Ceres
Pluto
Eris
Makemake
4
Which planets have rings?
Only Saturn has rings
Jupiter and Saturn have rings
All the Giant planets have rings
All planets have rings
5
The biggest planet in our solar system is...
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
Mercury
6
How many tails does a comet have?
4
1
2
3
7
Where do long-period comets come from?
The Oort cloud
the Kuiper Belt
the Asteroid belt
outer space
8
What is the ecliptic?
the plane of the Moon's orbit
the plane in which most Solar System objects orbit very closely
the plane of the Earth's orbit
the constellations that the sun passes through
9
What is the order of the planets in the Solar System?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
Uranus, Neptune, Venus, Mercury, Earth,Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Uranus, Mars and Neptune
10
Coldest Planet in the solar system is ?
Jupiter
Pluto
Uranus
Saturn
11
How many planets are there in the solar system?
7
9
6
8
12
What objects are found in the Kuiper Belt?
planets
comets
dwarf planets
asteroids
13
The smallest planet in our Solar System?
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Saturn
14
What are the four parts of a comet
stuff, stuff,stuff, and more stuff
nucleus, photosynthesis, air, and water
nucleus, coma, hydro envelope, and the ion tail/dust tail
coma, ion tail, grass, and lava
15
What is the Coma of the comet?
A light sprinkling of dust on the nucleus
The heaviest part of the comet
The tail of the comet
A cloud of gas surrounding the nucleus
16
Which phrase best describes the orbit of a short-period comet?
a parabola
a very eccentric ellipse
a perfect circle
an almost circular ellipse
17
Which of these is not a dwarf planet?
Eris
Sedna
Triton
Makemake

GCSE Astronomy - The Solar System Flashcards | StudBud