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Solar System

QuestionAnswer
closest planet to sun Mercury
atmosphere has poisonous gasses (CO2) Venus
The distance from the earth to the sun (93 Million miles) Astronomical Unit
second planet from sun Venus
third planet from sun Earth
has water in the form of liquid Earth
planet with features most similar to earth's (not size) Mars
Causes Mars to look red Iron oxide (rust ) dust on the surface
biggest volcano in the solar system found here Mars
the great red spot found on this planet Jupiter
largest planet in solar system Jupiter
planet that is famous for its rings Saturn
planet that rotates on its side Uranus
methane gas gives this planet its blue color Neptune
the planet with the most moons Jupiter
furthest planet from the sun Neptune
center of the solar system Sun
separates the inner and outer planets asteroid belt
keeps all the planets in orbit around the sun gravity
The motion of a planet around another body Revolution
These planets spin backwards Venus and Uranus
This is the motion of a body spinning on its axis Rotation
This planet has the fastest rotation Jupiter
imaginary line that goes through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole Axis
Contains most of the mass in the solar system Sun
the amount of time it takes Earth to make one rotation 24 hours
Named after the God of War Mars
the number of days it takes Earth to revolve around the sun one year
Earth's natural satellite moon
Jupiter's great red spot is a Storm
The planet closest to the earth in size Venus
this is in the center of the solar system Sun
the name of the galaxy we live in Milky way
the year man first stepped foot on the moon 1969
the closest star to Earth Sun
The terrestrial planets are also known as the The inner planets
The outer planets are made of gas
Means made of rock terrestrial
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