Planets
Which planet rotates on its axis every 24 hours and orbits around the Sun once every 365.25 days
Earth
Ganymede
What are the small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun?
Hint: Most are found in a region between Mars and Jupiter.
Asteroids
Pluto
What galaxy is our solar system located in?
The Milky Way
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
What Moon has an ocean beneath its surface that may be a likely place for life to exist?
Europa
What are icy bodies that release dust and gas as they orbit the Sun?
Comets
Which dwarf planet was discovered in 1801 and lies in the asteroid belt.
Ceres
A star and the objects that orbit it
Solar System
What is the second most explored planet after Earth?
What is Saturn's largest moon and the only moon with a substantial atmosphere?
Titan
A chunk of an asteroid that is in space.
Meteoroid
What dwarf planet was discovered in 2005 and named after the Greek Goddess of discord.
Eris
What is an object in space that moves around a larger object?
Hint: Can be natural or artificial.
Satellite
What is the hottest planet?
Venus
What is the only moon in the solar system to orbit its planet in a direction opposite to the planets rotation?
Triton
A small fragment of space rock that has survived Earth's atmosphere and lands on Earth is called what?
Meteorite
Which dwarf planet has an egg shape?
Haumea
What is a cloud of gas and dust in outer space called?
Nebula
Which planet is known for its sideways tilt due to its axis of rotation being on almost the same plane as its orbit.
Uranus
The larger of Mars' two moons that orbits it three times a day.
Phobos
What is it called when a cluster of meteors are going through the Earth's atmosphere?
Meteor shower
What dwarf planet was discovered in 2005 and named after the Rapanui God of fertility?
Makemake
When was Halley's comet last seen?
1986