The Solar System

Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, referred to as Earth's sister planet.

In this model, the Earth is the center of the universe with everything revolving around it.

Orbits between Jupiter and Mars.

The solar interior characterized by the process of radiation.

This icy giant is so tilted that it spins on its side and has only had one visitor, Voyager 2.

This layer of the Sun's atmosphere emits a reddish glow as super-heated hydrogen burns off.

The coolest locations on the surface of the Sun, appear as dark dots.

In this model, the sun is the center of the universe with everything revolving around it.

3rd layer of the Sun's atmosphere that appears as white gas, but is only visible in an eclipse.

The largest dwarf planet that is made of two-thirds ice.

Used a telescope to make discoveries that supported the heliocentric model.

A space rock that burns up in the Earth's atmosphere.

Named after the Roman god of the sea, methane makes this outermost planet appear blue.

Which is the correct order of the planets from the Sun?

Stream of energized, charged particles, electrons and protons, flowing outward from the Sun.

The smallest planet and closest to the sun, however it is not the hottest.

Further developed the heliocentric model and worked out the arrangement of the known planets.

A rock that is smaller than an asteroid and still resides in space.

A space rock that lands on Earth.

Frozen ball of dust.

Surface is made of oxidized iron dust and it has the biggest volcano in the solar system on it.

Established three laws of motion about orbit speed and shape of the planets.

A comet's tail points away from the sun because of solar winds.

Location of the Sun's energy generated by nuclear fusion.

Which group consists of only gaseous planets?

Which group consists of only terrestrial planets?

This 7 ringed gas giant is the least dense planet in the solar system.

Mistakenly called "shooting stars".

Observed and recorded the position of the planets for 20 years without the use of a telescope.

The Sun is the closest star to Earth.

The second brightest object in the solar system, has phases similar to our moon.

The region of the Sun where hot and cooler gases circulate in convection currents.

A violent explosion above the Sun's surface.

The lowest and coolest layer of Sun's atmosphere.

Named after the Roman god of thunder, this planet has a 340 year active red spot storm on it.