Sc 8, Ch 11: Our Solar System

Short period comets take this amount of time to orbit the Sun

Earth is closest to the Sun in

In this process Earth casts a shadow on the Moon

This object formed at the center of the nebula that created our Solar System

The nearest star to our Solar System (Alpha Centauri) is this far away

This is the most volcanic object in the Solar System

A comet has a tail throughout its orbit around the Sun.

Jupiter has this kind of moons

This is the size of the moon compared to Earth

This planet has the most moons

Planets move faster when they are

Saturn's largest Moon

The distance of Neptune from the Sun

Gravitational pull between objects depends on

These objects come from the Kuiper belt and are made of rock and ice

The distance of Venus from the Sun

The atmosphere is full of CO2 on this planet

The orbit of comets

The fastest spinning planet

This planet has an unusual axis of rotation