Astronomy

The Jovian planets are the

When a planet is at perigee, it is _________ to/from its star

Giant eruptions of hot gas that sometimes burst out from the Sun as loops are called

The rocky planets are mostly made of

Our Sun makes up approximately ________ of the solar system's mass

Jets of gas that cover the whole Sun are known as

The planet with the largest moon in the solar system is

The entire lifespan of our Sun is approximately

The fastest spinning planet in our solar system is

It takes approximately ________ for the Sun's energy to travel to Earth

The gas giants are mostly made of

Dwarf planets are thought to come from a region of space called the

Between the orbits of Mars & Jupiter lies the

When a planet is at apogee, it is _________ to/from its star

When the solar wind disturbs Earth's magnetic field, the _____ can be seen

Our Sun spins on its axis in less than

Our Sun is mostly made of superhot hydrogen &

Comets are giant lumps of ice & dust that have highly

The process taking place in the core of stars is nuclear

Sunspots usually follow a ________ cycle

Dark patches that appear on the surface of the Sun are called

The temperature at the core of our Sun is thought to be _______ degrees Fahrenheit

Comets are thought to come from a region of space known as the

Sunspots form because the Sun's ______ get tangled up

The zone of the Sun in which pockets of hot gas rise, cool, and then sink back down again is