Solar System Flashcard

Front

Label each situation as an example of rotation or revolution: a. Playing Ring AROUND the Rosie

Back

revolution

Front

Label the situation: Spinning in circles

Back

rotation

Front

Label the situation: Earth goes around the sun

Back

revolution

Front

Label the situation: Earth spins on its axis.

Back

rotation

Front

What is at the center of our Solar System (all planets revolve around this)?

Back

Sun

Front

Which planet is known as the “red planet” and has a thin atmosphere?

Back

Mars

Front

Which planet is about the same size as Earth and is covered in a blanket of clouds causing it to be very hot?

Back

Venus

Front

Why is Pluto called a dwarf planet and no longer considered a planet?

Back

It is too small to clear its orbit of other debris.

Front

How many planets are there in our Solar System?

Back

Eight

Front

Which group of planets are rocky and known as the inner planets (gas giants or terrestrial planets)?

Back

Terrestrial planets