planet questions
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planet descriptions
eccentricity
random halloween trivia
100

true or false

The sun and planets formed at the same time 

true

100

an oval

ellipse

100

the largest planet

jupiter

100

which will have eccentricity closest to 0?

A

100

This popular cartoon ghost has appeared in dozens of films, tv series' and comic books

casper the friendly ghost

200

true or false

saturn is the only planet with rings

false

200

the observed backward movement of a planet

retrograde motion

200

the most dense planet

earth

200

Which planet has the least eccentric orbit?

Mercury0.206

Venus0.007

Earth0.017

Mars0.093

Jupiter0.048

Saturn0.056

Uranus0.047

Neptune0.009

venus

200

Which U.S. city hosts the world's largest Halloween parade?

New York City

300

what is the biggest similarity between the terrestrial planets

density
300

the degree or severity of an oval

eccentricity

300

planet furthest from the sun

neptune

300

Which will have eccentricity closest to 1?

c

300

What vegetable was once thought to have supernatural powers on Halloween?

cabbage
400
as you get further from the protostar what happens to the temperature in a protoplanetary disk

decreases

400

earth's average distance from the sun, used to compare distances in space

astronomical unit

400

has the largest volcano in the solar system

mars

400

Kepler discovered three laws about the motion of the solar system. Which is one of kepler's laws or orbital rotation?

all planets orbit the sun in ellipses

400

What was the most popular Halloween costume in the U.S. in 2023 according to Google?

Barbie

500

name the terrestrial planets

mercury, venus, earth, mars

500

the early stage of planet formation

planetesimal

500

this planet was knocked on its side and spins like a tire not like a globe

uranus

500

this is an illustration of a protoplanetary disk.

What is the thing in the middle?


protostar

500

Which movie tops Rotten Tomatoes' list of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever?

the exorcist

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