1. Mars is known as the Red Planet because iron minerals in the Martian soil oxidize, or rust, causing the soil and atmosphere to look red.
2.Uranus however, is uniquely tipped over, with its axis almost parallel to its orbit.
3. The Blue Planet is Neptune
4. Uranusbeing the 7th planet farthest from the sun, holds the record for the coldest temperature reached, with a record of -224°C.
5. Of the four terrestrial planets, Earth is the largest, and the only one with extensive regions of liquid water.
6. The smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun, Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon.
7. The Great Red Spot is a storm in Jupiter's southern hemisphere with crimson-colored clouds that spin counterclockwise at wind speeds that exceed those in any storm on Earth.
8. Venus has no known moons. Much of the planet's surface is marked with volcanoes and deep canyons
9. Saturn is best known for its spectacular rings.
10. Venusis one of the brightest objects in the night sky. Venus is so bright because its thick clouds reflect most of the sunlight that reaches it (about 70%) back into space, and because it is the closest planet to Earth.
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TEST III: identification
1. Mars is known as the Red Planet because iron minerals in the Martian soil oxidize, or rust, causing the soil and atmosphere to look red.
2. Uranus however, is uniquely tipped over, with its axis almost parallel to its orbit.
3. The Blue Planet is Neptune
4. Uranus being the 7th planet farthest from the sun, holds the record for the coldest temperature reached, with a record of -224°C.
5. Of the four terrestrial planets, Earth is the largest, and the only one with extensive regions of liquid water.
6. The smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun, Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth's Moon.
7. The Great Red Spot is a storm in Jupiter's southern hemisphere with crimson-colored clouds that spin counterclockwise at wind speeds that exceed those in any storm on Earth.
8. Venus has no known moons. Much of the planet's surface is marked with volcanoes and deep canyons
9. Saturn is best known for its spectacular rings.
10. Venus is one of the brightest objects in the night sky. Venus is so bright because its thick clouds reflect most of the sunlight that reaches it (about 70%) back into space, and because it is the closest planet to Earth.