Essential Questions- Earth Science
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 has 2 moons, known as the red planet, covered by craters and inactive volcanoes | mars |
| largest planet, has 17 moons plus 11 new moons that were just discovered | jupiter |
| second largest planet, has 16 moons, thousands of shiny rings made of ice and rock | saturn |
| rotates at such a tilted access it appears to lie on its side | uranus |
| has the "great dark spot" takes 165 years to orbit the sun | neptune |
| farther out, longer orbits, gas giants and the most moons | outer planets |
| jovian planets that are all gas giants | jupiter, saturn, uranus and neptune |
| closer to the sun, shorter orbits, rocky surfaces | inner planets |
| terrestrial planets | mercury, venus earth mars |
| inner most planet, 80 days to orbit the sun, no water and very little air | mercury |
| hottest planet, no water | venus |
| only planet that supports life, covered by 70% of water | earth |
| center of the solar system | sun |
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