Order of the Planets
What is the 3rd planet from the Sun?
Earth
How many days does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?
365 or 365 & 1/4 days
Which Planet is known as the "red planet?"
Mars
How long does it take the Earth to spin on its axis?
24 hours
What is the 1st planet from the Sun?
Mercury
Is the Sun a planet, a meteor, or a star?
Star
True or False:
Pluto is smaller than seven of the solar system's moons.
True !
True or False:
Is the Earth the 5th largest planet?
True !
What is the 8th planet from the Sun?
Neptune
Cooler
Which planet has the hottest temperature?
Venus
Which direction does the Earth turn?
Counter-Clockwise (to the left)
What is the 5th planet from the Sun?
Jupiter
Is the Sun the center of the solar system?
Yes
Which planet spins on its side?
Uranus
How fast does the Earth turn on its axis?
900 miles per hour
What is the 2nd planet from the Sun?
Venus
How far away is the Sun from the Earth?
93 million miles
Has rings made of small particles of rock and ice. Each ring can spin independently.
Saturn
Because of how fast we are spinning, why don't we fall off the Earth?
Gravity