Inner Planets
Outer Planets
Moons
Eclipses
Small Bodies in our Solar System
100
The inner planets are also known as these?
What are terrestrial planets?
100
All outer planets, except for Pluto, have rings and no known solid surfaces, so they are known as these?
What are gas giants?
100
Which 2 planets do not have moons?
What are Mercury and Venus?
100
Define eclipse.
What is an event that occurs when the shadow of one celestial body falls on another.
100
What are known as "dirty snowballs"?
What are comets.
200
What are the 4 inner planets in order from innermost to outermost?
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
200
What is the order of the outer planets, starting with the innermost?
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto?
200
What are natural or artificial bodies that revolve around larger bodies?
What are satellites?
200
Who can see a total eclipse?
Who are people in the umbra.
200
Where are asteroids located?
What is the asteroid belt?
300
Which inner planet spins in a retrograde rotation?
What is Venus?
300
Which planet is the largest and has the Great Red Spot on its surface?
What is Jupiter?
300
When the sunlit part of the moon is growing larger, or on its way to becoming full, the moon is said to be what?
What is waxing?
300
Who can see a partial eclipse?
Who are people in the penumbra.
300
What is a meteoroid?
What is a rock body orbiting the sun.
400
Where is the largest mountain in our solar system located?
What is Mars?
400
Which 2 outer planets have a retrograde rotation?
What are Uranus and Pluto?
400
Luna has the same period of rotation and revolution which is what?
What is 27 days and 8 hours?
400
What eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon?
What is a lunar eclipse?
400
What are meteors also called?
What are shooting stars.
500
What is the name of the largest mountain in our solar system?
What is Olympus Mons?
500
The Great Dark Spot is a storm located on the surface of what planet?
What is Neptune?
500
What phase of the moon occurs after a full moon?
What is a waning gibbous?
500
What eclipse occurs when the moon comes between the Earth and the sun?
What is a solar eclipse?
500
When meteorites hit the Earth what do they form?
What are craters
M
e
n
u