Planets Review

Front

What does it mean to rotate?

Back

To spin around an axis or fixed point.

Front

What is the center of our solar system?

Back

The Sun.

Front

Which planet is the fourth from the Sun?

Back

Mars.

Front

What is the motion of the Earth around the Sun called?

Back

Revolution.

Front

What do we call the path that planets take around the Sun?

Back

Orbit.

Front

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Back

Mars.

Front

What is gravity?

Back

A force that pulls objects toward each other.

Front

Which planet is the largest in our solar system?

Back

Jupiter.

Front

What are the two main types of planets?

Back

Terrestrial (rocky) and Gas Giants.

Front

What is the name of our galaxy?

Back

The Milky Way.