Q&A Individual Practice

Front

What are the 8 planets in order from the Sun?

Back

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

Front

Which 4 planets are called the “inner planets”?

Back

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Front

What is another term for the Inner Planets?

Back

Terrestrial Planets, Rocky Planets

Front

Which 4 planets are called the Outer planets?

Back

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Front

What is another term for the Outer Planets?

Back

Jovian Planets, Gas Giant Planets

Front

What does revolution mean?

Back

To go around something.

Front

What does rotation mean?

Back

To spin on its own axis.

Front

How is Earth’s axis tilted?

Back

23.5 degrees

Front

Why is the tilt of Earth important?

Back

It causes the seasons

Front

What are the 3 requirements to be a planet?

Back

Orbit the Sun, has spherical shape, and clear its path