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Solar System Study guide
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1. We are taking a vacation to the planet Neptune. During which place in our journey would our space
ship be most likely hit with rocky materials.
2. Which planet is most likely to have the fastest orbital speed, why?
3. Mars’ red color is caused from what?
4. UH OH! I was listening to the news and I heard a huge meteorite was heading towards Earth! What is
incorrect about this statement?
5. I am booking a family vacation to Mercury for a week. We will be touring the whole planet. My family
never took astronomy, so they do not know what to pack. What 3 things would you pack?
6. This planet is named for the King of the Gods.
7. This planet takes the longest to rotate once on its axis.
8. Loops of gas, on the sun, that link different sunspots together.
9. What are the 3 layers to the sun’s interior.
10. What are the 3 layers to the sun atmosphere
11. This is another name for a “shooting star”
12. The explosion of a sunspot is called
13. What is not a characteristic of a planet?
14. The place in the solar system where all comets start off.
15. Which letter is not a characteristic of a Jovian planet?
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Matching: Match the word in the word bank with the statement below
Mercury
Uranus
Earth
Neptune
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Io
Ganymede
Venus
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The hottest planet in the solar system.
This planet has at least 60 moons.
Titan is this planets largest moon.
Only planet that has all states of H2O on it.
Looks like earth’s moon.
The largest volcano in the solar system exists on this planet.
Spins on its side.
Named after the Roman God of the Sea.
Largest moon in the solar system.
Active volcanoes cover this moon’s surface.
Know the parts of a comet!
IV. Open Ended: Write a paragraph for the following prompt A new planet was discovered revolving around the Alpha
Centauri star. It’s a huge ball of gas with many moons. What type of planet would this be and describe two other
possible characteristics this planet may have.