Solar System Vocabulary

The planets in this photo are called what

This is a stormy planet with a great red spot, the largest planet, and the 5th planet from the sun

Pluto was named this in 2006 because it's orbit crosses that of other bodies.

This is what we call the 8 planets and the sun.

The following is a small mass of dust and ice that orbits the sun

Everything that exists is called our ________________

The heliocentric model says all celestial bodies in our solar system revolve around the sun

The millions of asteroids found between Mars and Jupiter are this.

The sun has enough gravitational force that it keeps the planets and other objects in _______.

When a planet turns on its axis it is said to do this

This planet is the smallest gas planet, windiest gas planet, and 8th from the sun.

Meteors are rock and iron objects that orbit the sun

This planet is the hottest planet, 2nd from the sun, and is covered in toxic clouds

This is the 1st planet from the sun, has the fastest revolution, and Mariner 10 was the first to visit this planet

This is the study of all celestial bodies in the solar system.

The following pictures shows the planets farther from the sun.

When a planet moves around the sun it is called a rotation.

This planet has the most beautiful rings, Galileo thought it was 3 planets, 6th planet from the sun

This planet has water in its polar ice caps, as the largest mountain in our Solar System, 4th from the sun

Ms. Atnip is my 5th grade Science Teacher

A group of billions of stars is a galaxy

This planet is tilted on its axis, rotates backwards compared to Earth, and is the 7th planet

The hot glowing path of a meteor can be seen in the night sky

People used to assume that the sun and planets revolved around the Earth

This planet is our home planet, has an atmosphere of oxygen and is the 3rd planet

The sun is the largest star in our solar system

An imaginary line that goes through the center of a planet