Earth Science Ch 24 Solar system

A piece of rock or metal made up of material similar to that which formed the planets; mostly found in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. (p. 712)

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

• Meteorite

Space object made of dust and rock particles mixed with frozen water, methane, and ammonia that forms a bright coma as it approaches the Sun.(p. 710)

• Meteorite

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The third planet from the Sun; has an atmosphere that protects life and surface temperatures that allow water to exist as a solid, liquid, and gas. (p. 698)

• Mars

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Venus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Giant, high-pressure storm in Jupiter's atmosphere. (p. 702)

• Big blue spot

• Big red spot

• Great red spot

• Great blue spot

Largest and fifth planet from the Sun; contains more mass than all the other planets combined, has continuous storms of high-pressure gas, and an atmosphere mostly of hydrogen and helium. (p. 702)

• Pluto

• Mars

• Earth

• Jupiter

Fourth planet from the Sun; has polar ice caps, a thin atmosphere, and a reddish appearance caused by iron oxide in weathered rocks and soil. (p. 698)

• Mars

• Earth

• Uranus

• Jupiter

Smallest planet, closest to the Sun; does not have a true atmosphere; has a surface with many craters and high cliffs. (p.696)

• Mars

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A meteoroid that burns up in Earth's atmosphere. (p. 711)

• Asteroid

• Meteorite

• Comet

• Meteor

Usually the eighth planet from the Sun; is large and gaseous, has rings that vary in thickness, and is bluish-green in color.(p. 706) (forgot on the vocab page)

• Neptune

• Pluto

• Jupiter

• Uranus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Second-largest and sixth planet from the Sun; has a complex ring system, at least 31 moons, and a thick atmosphere made mostly of hydrogen and helium. (p. 704)

• Mars

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3