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ERMS Astronomy The Outer Planets 2.4

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What are the main gasses that make up the Gas giant planets?Hydrogen and Helium
What is the biggest of the Planets?Jupiter
What is the main feature on the surface of Jupiter?The Great Red Spot
What is true of the surfaces of the gas giants?The surfaces are not solid
What heavenly bodies divides the Inner Planets from the Outer Planets?The asteroid belt
How many of the 4 Gas Giants have rings?All 4 of them
What makes up the rings of Saturn?Rocks and Ice
What planet has the 4 Galilean Moons you can see from Earth with a pair of binoculars?Jupiter
What planet has been knocked over so far it rotates on its side?Uranus
What makes up the rings of Saturn?Rocks and Ice
What are the balls of ice and rock that fly into and out of our solar system called?Comets
What is the most famous comet?Halley's Comet
What is the shape of Comet orbits?VERY oval (ellliptical)
In the orbital velocity lab, what was the length of the string?It was the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
In the orbital velocity lab, what was the number of revolutions?They were the DEPENDENT VARIABLE
What body is no longer considered a planet because its orbit is too weird?Pluto


7th Grade Physical Science
Elkhorn Ridge Middle School
Fremont, NE

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