CH 23 Test Review: Touring the Solar System

Planet that rotates the fastest with many storms and a great red spot.

Located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

Planet with the lowest density.  It would float in a swimming pool.

Which step comes first in the solar nebula theory?

Planet that had a comet collide with it that many people saw.

Planet where the sun sets in the east and is often called earth's twin.

Areas on the Earth's surface that had an impact from an asteroid or comet

The largest rocks orbiting the sun.  Most are between Mars and Jupiter.

Small bits of rock or metals moving in the solar system.

What are the inner planets?

A dwarf planet

A "shooting star"  burning in the Earth's atmosphere is

This planet rotates on its side.

Most of the mass of the solar system in found in the

Mixture of ice, frozen gasses and dust that travel in elliptical orbits in the solar system

Comet tails always point ______________ the sun because of the solar wind.

Planet with largest volcano and largest valley in the solar system.

Short-period comets originate in the 

These planets are larger, made of gas, and rotate quickly

Why is pluto not a planet?

Planet that looks like the moon with many craters

What is left after a meteor reaches the Earth?

This planet has the greatest pressure at the surface

These planets are smaller, rocky and dense

Which has the planets in the correct order?

Planet with an atmosphere of nitrogen and oxygen and many green plants