Solar System Test

Front

What is the process where planets grow larger as matter collides and accumulates together?

Back

Accretion

Front

Which planet has intense winds and clouds of frozen methane, which could possibly rain diamonds?

Back

Neptune

Front

What is the shape of the orbit that the planets revolve in?

Back

Elliptical

Front

What type of planets are small and rocky, closest to the sun, and have few to no moons?

Back

Terrestrial planets

Front

When did the nebular theory suggest that the solar system began to form?

Back

4.6 billion years ago

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 is the term for the region of space where the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape?

Back

Black hole

Front

What are gas giants?

Back

Planets that are large and composed mostly of gases, with no solid surface, such as Jupiter and Saturn.