Planets Flashcard

Front

What orbits the sun?

Back

Asteroids, comets, planets, and all of the above.

Front

Which planet is third from the sun?

Back

Earth.

Front

True or False: The planets are all equally distanced from each other.

Back

False.

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What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?

Back

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Front

Which planet has oceans of liquid water?

Back

Earth.

Front

What is a planet?

Back

A celestial body that orbits a star, is spherical in shape, and has cleared its orbit of other debris.

Front

Name the four terrestrial planets.

Back

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.

Front

What are gas giants?

Back

Planets that are primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, such as Jupiter and Saturn.

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What is the largest planet in our solar system?

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Jupiter.

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Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

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Mars.