Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Asteroid Belt
100
True or False
Mercury has a thick atmosphere.
False, Mercury has a very thin atmosphere
100
True or False
Venus is Earth's SISTER planet.
TRUE
100
What number planet is Earth from the Sun?
Third
100
What is Mars nickname?
The Red Planet
100
Where is the asteroid belt located?
It is located between MARS and JUPITER.
200
Is Mercury the hottest planet?
NO!!!!! Venus is the hottest planet because of greenhouse effect.
200
How many moons does Venus have?
ZERO
200
How long does it take Earth to complete an orbit of the Sun?
365 1/4 days
200
How many moons does Mars have?
2 tiny moons
200
What are the asteroids made of?
Chunks of rock, stone, and metal that orbit the Sun
300
Is Mercury smaller or bigger than Mars?
Smaller
300
Does Venus rotate on its axis the same way as all of the other planets?
Venus rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets. A possible reason might be a collision in the past with an asteroid or other object that caused the planet to alter its rotation.
300
What creates day and night on Earth?
The Earth's rotation on its axis.
300
What gives this planet the red color?
Iron Oxide in the crust
300
How many asteroids are in this belt?
Billions and billions of asteroids
400
Name one characteristic that make Mercury like our Moon?
Mercury is like the moon because it is all cratered up and is completely dry. Another fact is neither Mercury or the moon are able to support life
400
Which is longer a day or a year on Venus?
A DAY!!!
400
True or False
Earth is named after a Roman god.
False
Earth is the only planet not named after a Roman god or goddess.
400
Mars is home to the largest mountain in the solar system. What is the name of that mountain?
Olympus Mons (three times higher than Mt Everest)
400
What are asteroids that come out of orbit and hit Earth called?
Meteorites
500
How much would you weigh on Mercury? (Percentage)
38%
500
Why would pressure on Venus feel like you are deep down under the ocean?
Atmospheric pressure on Venus is 92 times greater than the Earth’s.A pressure equivalent to that at a depth of nearly 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) under Earth's oceans.
500
Is Earth's rotation gradually slowing or is it the same as it will be in 140 million years?
IT IS SLOWING
at approximately 17 milliseconds per hundred years, although the rate at which it occurs is not perfectly uniform. This has the effect of lengthening our days, but it happens so slowly that it could be as much as 140 million years before the length of a day will have increased to 25 hours. The Earth’s rotation is gradually slowing.
500
How fast do you think a dust storm could cover the planet?
ONLY ONE DAY! (at most)
500
What is the name of the dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt?
Ceres