Chapter 8: Survey of the Solar System

The planets form which 2 main families

Which planets have liquid surfaces?

Where are the asteroids located?

The outer planets are known as:

Which planets have more moons?

What is at the center of our solar system?

Which of the following does not trigger an interstellar cloud to start rotating?

What shape is a does the interstellar cloud form when it becomes a solar nebula?

What causes the different types of planets that we see in our solar system?

Asteroids are:

The Sun is a planet

Comets are:

The inner planets are known as:

Which direction do all of the planets travel around the Sun?

Which group of planets have solid surfaces?

What is a cloud of gas and dust in space called?

Where are the comets located?

Which planet rotates on its side?

Pluto is considered a dwarf planet

Which direction do most of the planets rotate?

How old do scientists believe our solar system is?

Planets formed from "gentle" collisions of planetesimals

What is the name of the solar system formation hypothesis?

Which planet rotates clockwise? (retrograde motion)