Earth is NOT the only planet that has living things
FALSE
I am the smallest planet. I have no atmosphere and craters cover my surface. Who am I?
Mercury
Closest planet to the Sun
Mercury
What does the word ORBIT mean?
BONUS: How long does it take for Earth to Orbit?
Revolution around the Sun. The planets path going around the Sun.
Earth orbits the Sun every 365 days/ every year.
Creates Seasons.
Name two planets that have NO MOONS:
Mercury and Venus
Saturn has rings made of ice and dust
TRUE
I spin on my side. What planet am I?
URANUS
Name the Gas Giants
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Explain the word "Rotation". How long does it take Earth to Rotate?
Rotate = Spin
24 hours OR 1 day
Creates day and night
Which planet has a Big Red Spot? What is the Big Red Spot?
Jupiter. Hurricane / Storm that has been raging for hundreds of years.
Olympus Mons (the largest volcano in the solar system) is on Mars.
TRUE
On what planet are there yellowish clouds that rain acid?
Venus
The farthest planet from the Sun is...
Neptune
What is a dwarf planet?
Pluto. Too small to be a planet.
What planet is named after the Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty?
Venus
Venus spins in the opposite direction of Earth.
I am also called the Red Planet because of my reddish soil. I have dust storms. And scientists believe rivers use to flow on me, however now all the water is frozen on me. What planet am i?
Mars
The fifth planet from the Sun ( and also the largest in our solar system) is ...
Jupiter
How are craters formed?
Meteors hit a planet.
Name planets with rings
Saturn, Uranus, and Jupiter
Two in One:
Saturn is so light it could float in water.
Jupiter weighs more than all the other planets combined.
TRUE and TRUE
Name the planets with iron cores.
(Rocky planets)
(Terrestrial Planets)
(Inner Planets)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Order the planets from closest to farthest from the Sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What does the word ATMOSPHERE mean?
BONUS: Name a planet with no atmosphere.
Blanket the covers and sometimes protects the planet.
Mercury has no atmosphere.
Name the Layers of the Earth
Crust, Mantle, Outer and Inner Core