Outer Planets
Known for its rings, this planet is almost as big as Jupiter, but not nearly as heavy.
Saturn
This planet is known for having water and life. It is the largest of all the land planets
Earth
What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky Way
Besides Earth, which planets have we walked on?
NONE!!!!!!
Galileo was the first to observe the moons from which planet? Referred to as the Galilean moons.
The largest planet in the solar system
Jupiter
This planet is covered in a cloud of sulfuric acid. The pressure is 90x greater than Earth
Venus
What type of galaxy is our galaxy?
Spiral
What is the name for objects that orbit planets? Hint: it's NOT "moon"
Satellite
We watched a clip about one of the early astronomers being burned at the stake for his views on our solar system. What was his last name?
Bruno
This planet is completely on its side and the north pole is tilted directly towards the Sun.
Uranus
Located closest to the Sun, this planet is the smallest in our solar system
Mercury
What is believed to be at the center of MOST galaxies?
Black hole
Asteroids
What is the proper order for the planets in our solar system? You can just use the first letter. Start at the CLOSEST to the Sun first.
M, V, E, M, S, J, U, N
Neptune
This planet is named after the Greek God of war
Mars
How many light years across is our galaxy?
100,000 light years
Declassified as a planet in 2006, this object is now referred to as a "dwarf planet" even though it is still one of our favorites.
Pluto
How long does it take for light to travel from the Sun to Earth?
7-8 minutes
This planet was the last to be discovered and was first identified using math!
Neptune
This planet is known as Earth's "sister planet" and was once believed to be a "nice place to live."
Venus
Our galaxy's closest neighbor is also pretty large... What is its name?
Andromeda
How old is our solar system estimated to be?
4.6-5 billion years
The Sun is pretty large. How much of our solar system's mass is found in the Sun?
99.8%