Earth and Space Systems
Size and Distance of Planet
Lunar Lunacy
Revolution and Rotation
All Mixed Up!Planet Riddles
100
The Great Red Spot is located on this planet
What is Jupiter?
100
This planet is found closest to the sun. You can also find me in a thermometer.
What is Mercury?
100

I am sometimes the phase of the moon that is called the "Dark Moon",

What is the New Moon?

100

This measurement of time represents one complete revolution of Earth.

What is a year?

100
I the planet that everyone calls "Red". My soil is rust-colored instead. Look up and you may spot me in the sky.
What is Mars?
200

The sun, moon, planets, asteroids, and comets all make up our -

What is the Solar System?

200

I use to be number nine, now they call me a dwarf planet.

What is Pluto?

200
The tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line. An object in motion stays in motion.
What is inertia
200
Earth spinning on its axis is called_
What is a rotation?
200

With over 63 moon, you might say I have a lot. Look with a telescope to see my big, red spot.

What is Jupiter?

300
I am also called the "evening star", catch me if you can!
What is Venus?
300
This planet has hundreds of rings made of chunks of ice and rock. I am the 7th planet.
What is Uranus?
300

True or False - The same side of the moon almost always faces the Earth

True

300
The number of days it takes for the moon to revolve around Earth.
What is 27.3 days?
300

I'm blue and green and a little brown. I am a small planet with life all around. They call me the 3rd rock from the sun.

What is Earth?

400

A natural satellite that orbits all planets except Mercury and Venus is called the -

What is the moon?

400
The second largest planet in the solar system is called-
What is Saturn?
400

This type of phase of moon is when the moon appears to be getting larger in sky.

What is a waxing phase?

400

This is what determines which season we are currently experiencing.

What is the angle of the earth axis or which part of the Earth is tilted towards the Sun?

400
A gas planet that's off in the distance, only recently they found my rings in existence. I spin sideways.
What is Uranus?
500

Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars

What are the Inner planets?

500
Name the planets in order from the sun.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
500

We are the main cause of tides on Earth.

What is the gravitational pull of the moon?

500
This term is used when an object orbits another

What is revolution?

500
Name for the Roman god of the Sea. Look past Saturn and Uranus for me. I am the planet known as-
What is Neptune?
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