Our Solar System
What is Pluto?
Dwarf Planet
What is 35 divided by 5?
7
Which existed longer sharks or trees?
Sharks
Why do astronauts freeze dry their food?
Makes food shelf-stable, long-lasting, easy to rehydrate with cold water, and lighter, preserving nutrients and minerals.
What is the name of the star in our solar system?
Sun
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How many hearts does an octopus have?
What is a believed true fact about the size of the universe?
It is constantly expanding.
What is the fourth planet from the sun?
Mars
What is an atmosphere?
A gas held by gravity around planets and stars
Which is greater (in quantity) the number of stars in the universe or the number of grains of sand on Earth?
Stars
What is the order of the planets in our solar system?
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Earth
4. Mars
5. Jupiter
6. Saturn
7. Uranus
8. Neptune
What is the diameter of Earth?
[double points]
7,926 miles (12,756 kilometers)
What is the approximate distance (meters, km or miles) between our sun and Earth?
[triple points]
149,597,870,700 meters (92,955,807 miles or 149,597,871 kilometers)
[within 100,000,000,000]
It changes throughout the orbit.
What is the distance of a "light year"
[double points]
186,000 miles (300,000 kilometers) per second
5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion kilometers) per year.