Planets in Our Solar System
The Jovian Planets are also known as the "_______________ _____________________."
"Gas Giants"
The distance from Earth to the Sun is _____________ million miles.
93 million miles
The _________________________ ________________ separates the Inner Planets from the Outer Planets
Asteroid Belt
Jupiter is known for its ____________ __________ __________, an area with high pressure and turbulent storms.
Great Red Spot
The eight planets can be divided into two groups: ________________ Planets and ______________ Planets
Inner ... Outer
The Terrestrial Planets are also known as the __________________ ____________________.
Inner Planets
The Outer Planets are called the ___________________ Planets because they are huge.
Jovian
The Outer Planets include ______________, _____________, __________________, and ____________________.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
The Terrestrial, or Inner, Planets include ______________, ______________, ______________, and ______________.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
The _________________________ Planets are mostly made up of rocks or metals.
Terrestrial
planet
a large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light on its own
The planet _______________________ to the Sun is Mercury.
closest
Neptune can be recognized by its _________ ___________ color.
dark blue
The _________________ planet is Mercury.
fastest
The planet with the ______________ _________________ in the solar system is Neptune.
fastest winds
The _____________ planet from the Sun is Jupiter.
fifth
Mercury is the ___________ planet from the Sun.
first
Venus is the ___________________ planet and the planet ________________________ to Earth.
hottest ... closest
The "Gas Giant" planets are mostly composed of gases such as ___________________ and ________________.
hydrogen and helium
Jupiter is the ____________________ planet.
largest
Earth is the only planet in our solar system on which __________________ is known to exist.
life
Uranus can be recognized by its _________ ___________ color.
light blue
The planet with the _____________ _____________ is Jupiter, with at least ___________ moons.
most moons ... 63
The planet ___________________ to Earth is Venus.
nearest
Mars is called the _____________ planet.
red
Saturn is known for its _________________ that encircle, or go around, the planet.
rings
The Moon is a _______________________ that orbits Earth.
satellite
The _____________________ planet from the Sun is Uranus.
seventh
The ________________ planet in our solar system is Mercury.
smallest
Earth is the only planet in our solar system that _____________________ ________________.
supports life
solar system
the Sun and the planets and other objects that orbit the Sun
Neptune
the eighth planet from the Sun
Mars
the fourth planet from the Sun
Venus
the second planet from the Sun
Saturn
the sixth planet from the Sun
Earth is the _____________ planet from the sun.
third