Our Solar System 23-24

Front

What characteristic is shared between all of the outer planets?

Back

They are made mostly of gaseous materials.

Front

Which small bodies of the solar system form a belt between Mars and Jupiter?

Back

Asteroids.

Front

What is Jupiter's Great Red Spot?

Back

A hurricane-like storm.

Front

Our solar system is part of what galaxy?

Back

Milky Way galaxy.

Front

Who first proposed a heliocentric model of the solar system?

Back

Copernicus.

Front

What are the four terrestrial planets in our solar system?

Back

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.

Front

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Back

Jupiter.

Front

What is the main component of the Sun?

Back

Hydrogen.

Front

What are comets primarily made of?

Back

Ice and dust.

Front

What is the asteroid belt?

Back

A region of space between Mars and Jupiter where many asteroids orbit the Sun.