Mrs. Fest Solar System Review

Why is Venus hotter than the Mercury?

This is the 5 th planet from the sun?

Long period comets may orbit out as far as approximately which distance?

The outer planets are composed of which gases?

Which dwarf planet is in the asteroid belt?

Pluto is considered to be which type of space body?

What is the shape of every planet's orbit?

Which of the following originates in an Oort cloud?

Scientists believe all the outer planets have________________

Which of the following is not a dwarf planet?

Which planet has colorful clouds in white, red, tan and brown?

_____________ are pieces of rock that strike the surfaces of a moon or planet.

The surface of Mars has long valleys that are believed to have been carved by flowing water.

Which planet is rotating on its side? (barrel roll)

Two of the inner planets are

Small pieces of rock that enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up are called...........

Which of the following shows signs of water?

One of _________moons is larger than Mercury.

Which planet can float on water?

This planet is very hot with no atmosphere.

When was the last time an astronaut visited the moon?

Which of the following is a common trait of the inner planets?

The outer planets have rocky cores.

What is the name of the largest volcano in the solar system?

A comet develops a tail because of

Long period comets come from a zone called the Oort Cloud.

Which planet experiences the greenhouse effect?

A meteor is a meteoroid that burns up in the Earth's atmosphere.

All of the outer planets have_____________?

Pluto's moon, ____________ has a diameter equal to half of Pluto's.