Science Chapter 6 Review

stars

the moon

the sun

an axis

corona

photosphere

chromosphere

solar flare

Saturn

Venus

Jupiter

Neptune

Jupiter

Mars

Saturn

Neptune

Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn

They all have rocky surfaces

They all appear to be similar to Earth

They are all gaseous planets

They all appear to be made of rock and ice

a moon

an asteroid

a planet

a comet

They are round

They have an atmosphere

They revolve around the sun

They have cleared their orbit

Earth's revolution around the sun has nothing to do with the seasons, it has to do with the moon.

The amount of sunlight an area receives determines its weather. Less sunlight = winter, More sunlight = summer.

Because of Earth's tilt, as it revolves around the sun, different parts of Earth receive more or less sunlight.

The amount of sunlight an area receives determines its weather. More sunlight = winter, Less sunlight = summer.

They look like a ribbon of glowing gases.

Meteor showers are caused by an explosive eruption of waves of particles that shoot into space.

When loose pieces of comets collide with Earth's atmosphere they cause a meteor shower.

A meteor gets so hot when it shoots through the air that it glows as a streak of light.