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15 Cards in this Set
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Planet Criteria |
Orbit star (s) Spherical Doesnt share orbit with other object (s) Doesnt emit light |
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Order of solar system |
Sun, Mer, Ven, Earth, Mar, astroid belt Jup, Sat, Ur, Nep, (pluto), kuiper belt |
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What 5 planets can be seen without visual aids |
Mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, saturn |
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Which planets have no moons |
Mercury and venus |
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Whuch planet has the most moons |
Jupiter |
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Which planet ls have rings |
Jupiter, saturn, uranus amd neptune |
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Which planets are terrestrial |
Mercury, Venus, Earth, mars |
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Which planets have atmospheres |
Venus, earth, mars |
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Gas giants atmosphere vs terrestrial |
Has giant atmosphetes dont vary, but terrestrial planets due |
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Which planets orbit backwards |
Uranus Venus |
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Whats retrograde motion |
Planets appear to move backwards/change direction (moving east to west instead of west to east) |
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inner planets: |
Mercury, venus, earth, mars |
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outer planets: |
Jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune |
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AU |
Astronomical unit: 150*10^6 |
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orbital radius |
average distance between sun and an object orbiting the sun, measured in AU |
