Unit 3- Solar System (Accretionary Disk Model) Review

The age of our solar system

What position will we see a 1^st quarter moon?

All planets orbit the Sun in the ecliptic plane except

The Reason for the Seasons!

This planet is less dense than water

The sun is directly overhead this location on the Vernal Equinox

Hottest planet (on average)

The longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on the

As the solar nebula contracted, rotated & flattened, what shape did it make our solar system?

This terrestrial planet's atmosphere is so heavy and thick that it would crush a human

Has very long years

Planetesimals didn't last very long in our early solar system- most

What makes the Moon wax and wane?

At what time would you see a 3^rd quarter moon rising?

The sun is directly overhead this location on the Summer Solstice

The Shoemaker-Levy 9 is

Huge sandstorms lasting months occur here

Uranus and Neptune appear blue because their atmospheres contain

At what position would we see a waning crescent moon?

In what phase would Venus appear the brightest from Earth? (hint: closer = brighter)

The Greenhouse effect is caused by 

Terrestrial Planets with atmosphere mostly made of CO₂

At what position would you see the moon at its highest point in the sky at 12am?

The "red planet"

Most planets are in the same plane around the sun because

Why did the early solar system differentiate into terrestrial and gas planets?

The only manmade craft that "landed" on this terrestrial planet's surface actually crashed

The Earth is tilted toward

Autumnal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere

You can see these planets without a telescope

This planet rotates in the opposite direction of all other planets in our solar system

Jovian planets are

Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere

This planet had the Great Dark Spot

Planet with the largest volcano

The "clumping" of the solar nebula that eventually made the planets is called

The planets orbit the Sun in this direction

Terrestrial planets are

A runaway greenhouse effect is occurring on

The planets formed by: Nebular contraction, Rotation & Flattening, and

Coldest planet (on average)

At what time would you see a waxing gibbous moon setting?

Temperatures will increase when CO₂ levels

Earth's "twin" planet

At what position would the moon be at its highest point in the sky at 3pm?

Which planets have rings?

Jovian planets consist mostly of

The sideways planet

Why is Mercury hard to observe from Earth?