This planet is the "3'rd rock from the sun". It has a large amount of water on its surface and is the only planet that currently has conditions which sustain life as we know it.
What is Earth?
100
This planet is the closest planet to the Sun. It resembles Earth's moon because it has a rocky surface and is covered in craters.
What is Mercury?
100
The moon phase during which the side facing Earth cannot be seen because it is not illuminated.
What is a new moon?
100
These are large bodies that orbit the sun!
What are planets?
100
This is a non-contact force that acts on objects. If two objects are placed in space, they will be drawn towards each other by this force.
What is gravity?
200
Small and recently re-classified as a dwarf planet, this is the littlest planet found furthest out in our solar system.
What is Pluto?
200
The sun, and all bodies that orbit around it form this.
What is the solar system?
200
The early astronomer who FIRST used a telescope to study the night sky.
Who is Galileo?
200
This is a HUGE system of gas, dust, and stars. Our solar system is found at one of the far edges of it.
What is the Milky Way Galaxy?
200
The path taken by an object moving around another object.
What is orbit?
300
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
What is Jupiter?
300
This planet is also known as Earth's 'Sister Planet'
What is Venus?
300
This giant mechanism orbits the earth and can see things and places very far away in space. It also takes pictures which are sent back to Earth for scientists to research.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
300
This is a huge circular storm on one of the outer planets, that last over 300 years.
What is the great red spot?
300
Which planet is known as Earth's 'Sister Planet'.
What is Venus?
400
This is known as the red planet, and has shown evidence that it may have had microscopic life on it long ago.
What is Mars?
400
This planet has the most known moons out of all eight planets.
What is Saturn?
400
This occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth.
What is a Solar Eclipse?
400
This planet has think dark rings but are too faint to be easily photographed.
What is Uranus?
400
List all the planets in order, starting with the first planet after the sun.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
500
This is the 8th planet from the Sun, and is made of mostly hydrogen, helium, and methane gas.
What is Neptune?
500
Identify the planets that are included in the inner planets. Give one detail about this group of planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
Rocky planets; smaller; no rings; very few moons
500
The hypothesis, supported by data, that describes how the universe began with a huge explosion.
What is the Big Bang Theory?
500
This planet has 4 seasons similar to those on Earth.
What is Mars?
500
The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon.