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Ch 23 Planets Fact Sheet
___________________ 1. Planet with the highest density
___________________ 2. Planet that rotates backwards
___________________ 3. Name the 2 moons of Mars
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___________________ 4. Name the 4 Galilean moons
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___________________ 5. Name the largest moon of Saturn
___________________ 6. Name the 2 planets that do not have moons
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___________________ 7. Name the smallest planet
___________________ 8. Name the largest planet
___________________ 9. Planet with the most moons
__________________ 10. Name the largest moon in the solar system (S.S)
__________________ 11. Name the 2 planets the largest moon in the
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solar system is bigger than
__________________ 12. Name the planet that rotates the slowest
__________________ 13. Name the planet that rotates the fastest
__________________ 14. Name the planet with the greatest period
__________________ 15. Name the 2 planets that radiate more heat
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__________________ 16. Name the planet with the largest volcano
__________________ 17. Name the largest volcano in the S. S.
__________________ 18. Earth’s twin
__________________ 19. Only planet believed to have water in all 3
phases
__________________ 20. Means Jupiter like planets
__________________ 21. Means Earth like planets
__________________ 22. Planet with ice caps of CO2
__________________ 23. Has the Great Red Spot
__________________ 24. What 2 planets is the asteroid belt between
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(Compliments of Rob Yufer)
__________________ 25. Vast disk of icy comets near Neptune’s orbit
__________________ 26. What planet did Shoemaker-Levy collide with?
(Also from Rob Y)
__________________ 27. Name the 4 Jovian planets (compliments of Rick
Waller)
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__________________ 28. Small pieces of rock moving through space
__________________ 29. Small pieces of rock burning through our
atmosphere
__________________ 30. How far is an Astronomical Unit in Km?
(Compliments of Dave Plewa)
__________________ 31. What is the most numerous gas of the Jovian
planets? (Compliments of Brian Hobson)