Celestial Bodies Notes Review

2nd planet from the sun in the solar system

• Earth

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

Describe a Meteor

• a small rocky or metallic particle from space that burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere

• a large celestial body that orbits the sun

• a type of star that emits light and heat

• a cloud of gas and dust in space

Where would the oort cloud be located?

• furthest region of the solar system

• inner region of the solar system

• between Mars and Jupiter

• near the Kuiper Belt

on its side; blue-green color

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Earth

Name the Terrestrial planets starting with the closest to the Sun

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus

• Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter

gas giant planet; coldest planet and 8th planet from the sun

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

planet known to support life

• Mars

• Venus

• Earth

• Jupiter

its prominent ring system is made of ice

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mars

• Neptune

Planet with the fastest orbit around the Sun, 88 days=1 year

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Name the "Ice giant"

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Jupiter