Solar System Chapter Review

What is NOT a characteristic of the outer planets?

What is a small orbiting body made of dust, ice, and frozen gases?

The Mercury, Mars, Earth and Venus are called?

What is NOT a characteristic of the inner planets?

the four planets furthest from the sun are called?

A chunk of matter that enters Earth's atmosphere and is heated by friction with the air is?

The Sun, planets and their moons, asteroids, dwarf planets, comets and meteors all make up?

What are dark areas on the Sun's surface?

What is a relatively small, rocky object that orbits the sun?

The attraction between Earth and objects at or near its surface is caused by?

The Sun and all the objects around it are a part of the?

What is the source of the Sun's energy

What is a huge system of gas, dust, and stars?

Gravity causes objects to?

What is an orbit?

What does rotate mean?

Where does nuclear fusion in the Sun happen

What is the sun?

Mars and Neptune are?

What does the word "solar" mean?

Large bodies that revolve around the Sun or another star are called?

What holds the Earth in orbit?

Our solar system is one part of a larger?