Solar System

The Solar System

A simple review

Kuiper Belt

• Like the asteroid belt but 20 times larger and thicker

• Icy

• Theorized to have been formed by a giant planet that got smashed

Multiple Choice

What is the name of our galaxy?

• Snickers

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Oort

Poll

When it comes to the solar system,

• I learned it and know a lot.

• I learned it and remember some.

• I learned it and remember little to nothing.

• I never learned about it.

Multiple Choice

The sun is a

• planet

• star

• moon

• nebula

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the sun?

• The Sun

• Luna

• Sol

• It doesn't have a name

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Multiple Choice

What is the name of the Earth's moon?

• It doesn't have a name.

• The Moon

• Mars

• Luna

Multiple Choice

What shape is the orbit that the Earth travels around the sun?

• Ellipse/Oval

• Circle/Round

• Square/Rectangle

• Irregular/Squiggle

Multiple Choice

How many planets are in the solar system?

• 5

• 7

• 8

• 10

Multiple Choice

Which planet is closest to Earth in both distance and size? Sometimes called Earth's twin.

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Neptune

• Venus

The Planets

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

• Terrestial Planets

• Gaseous Planets

• Dwarf Planets

Multiple Choice

What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?

• The Kuiper Belt

• The Comet Belt

• The Meteor Belt

• The Asteroid Belt

MERCURY

Smallest planet, located closest to sun, fastest/shortest orbit, no moon, no atmosphere

VENUS

Thick atmosphere, looks like brightest star in sky, no moon, Earth's twin, hottest planet (over 800°)

EARTH

Home planet, only one with discovered life, one moon,

MARS

Red planet, focus of exploration, two moons (Phobos and Deimos), smaller than Earth (2nd smallest planet)

ASTEROID BELT

Largest asteroid is Ceres (maybe a dwarf planet), lots of debris, boundary between inner and outer planets, all rocky/terrestrial

Multiple Choice

What causes day/night cycle and what causes a year?

• rotation and revolution

• revolution and rotation

• tilt and gravity

• gravity and tilt

JUPITER

Largest planet, red spot = giant storm, 79 moons, gaseous, strongest gravity of any planet, does have rings

SATURN

2nd largest planet, famous for rings, 82 moons (Titan searched for life), gaseous

URANUS

3rd largest planet, gaseous, 27 moons, coldest recorded temp of any planet, sideways, has rings

NEPTUNE

4th largest planet, gaseous, dark blue spot is a giant storm, coldest planet based on average overall temp, switches places with Pluto for distance from sun, 14 moons

PLUTO

Dwarf planet, terrestrial, frozen, has 5 moons (Charon is largest), smaller than Mercury, abnormal orbit

Multiple Choice

What is at the center of the solar system?

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• Black Hole

Multiple Choice

What is the outer most boundary of our solar system?

• Asteroid Belt

• Comet Belt

• Meteor Belt

• Kuiper Belt