Inner planets are known as rocky planets or terrestrial planets
Inner planets and outer planets are separated by the asteroid belt.
Outer Planets are known as gas giants
+ Moon Characteristics
Craters- impact of meteorites
Maria- large smooth dark areas
Rilles- trenches
Near side and Far side- we only see the near side of the moon
Rays- spray or ejection of materials from meteorite impacts
Mountains- highest rises up to 5km high on the lunar surface
+Causes of planetary Orbit
If a planet is moving perpendicular to an object’s pull (e.g. the sun) and is going at a slower rate than the escape velocity, the planet would orbit the object. An escape velocity is when a planet is going at a certain speed to escape the pull of an object. Space ships must go as faster or faster than the escape velocity of earth to travel to the moon or a planet. We used a simulation to demonstrate this.
+Comparisons of Comets/Meteors and Meteorites
Comets- made of ice, gas, and dust
Meteors- made of stone mainly and burns in entry of atmosphere
Meteorites- meteor that crashes onto surface
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