Planets
Other Objects in Solar System
Stars
Galaxies
Facts about Mrs. Vaughn
100

This is the closest planet to the sun.

What is Mercury?

100

A mostly rocky object that orbits the sun. This looks like a "space potato".

What is an asteroid?

100

This is located in the center of our solar system.

What is the sun?

100

A huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity.

What is a galaxy?

100

This is my favorite team.

What is the University of Tennessee?

200

This is the hottest planet in our solar sytem.

What is Venus?

200

A piece of rock or metal that is falling through a planet's atmosphere and burning brightly....aka a shooting star.

What is a meteor?

200

Why does our Sun look so much bigger than other stars, even though it is a medium sized star?

What is it's the closest star to us?

200

This galaxy is shaped like a pinwheel.

What is a spiral galaxy?

200

This is the type of dog I have.

What is a Boston Terrier?

300
A spherical, celestial body revolving around the Sun, similar to a planet but is not large enough to clear other planets' orbits.

What is a dwarf planet?

300

A piece of rock or metal, smaller than an asteroid, that orbits the Sun or a planet.

What is a meteoroid?

300
The color of a star means this.

What is temperature or how hot a star is?

300

This galaxy is shaped like an oval.

What is an elliptical galaxy?

300

This is my dog's name.

What is Axel?

400

The largest volcano in our solar system, Olympus Mons, can be found on this planet.

What is Mars?
400

A big piece of ice that orbits the sun. From Earth, they appear as streaks of light with bright tails.

What is a comet?

400

The smallest stars are called this.

What is a dwarf?

400

This galaxy does not have any particular shape.

What is an irregular galaxy?

400

This is my daughter's name.

What is Kristen Vaughn-Smith?

500

This planet spins sideways on its axis.

What is Uranus?

500

Meteoroids that have passed through Earth's atmosphere and have struck the surface.

What are meteorites?

500

The largest stars are called this.

What are giants?

500
This galaxy is in a straight line.

What is a lenticular galaxy?

500

This is where I was born and raised.

What is West Tennessee (Adamsville)?

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