Planets
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What is a rhyme for remembering the planets?
My Very Energetic Monkey Just Started Understanding Nothing
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
What is the planet furthest away from the sun?
Neptune
What is the hottest planet?
Venus
What is the coldest planet?
Neptune
What are stars?
Stars are huge balls of gas that give out light.
What is the sun?
A star
How can we see stars?
We can see stars because they emit light.
What are the the planets closer to the sun called?
They are called the inner planets and they are terrestrial planets because they are made of rock
What are the inner planets?
Mercury, Venus. Earth, Mars
What are the the planets further away from the sun called?
They are called outer planets and they are gas giants.
What are the outer planets?
Jupitar, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is in between the inner and outer planets?
An aesteroid belt
What are dwarf planets?
Dwarf planets are a lump of rock in orbit around the sun but are smaller than planets.
What are examples of dwarf planets in our solar system? (4)
Ceres, Pluto, Makemake, Haumea
What is a satellite?
A satellite is a moon, planet or machine that orbits a planet or star.
Is earth a satellite?
Yes, it orbits the sun
What is the force of earths gravity
9.8 mp/s
What is mass?
• It is the amount of matter in an object • It never changes no matter what gravity • It is measured in kg.
What is weight?
• It is the force acting on an object, due to gravity • It changes depending on the strength of gravity • It is measured in Newtons.