planet questions
vocab
planet descriptions
eccentricity
random thanksgiving 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
popular thanksgiving vegetable was first to be grown in space?
potato
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
the monday after thanksgiving is what unofficial shopping holiday?
cyber monday
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
most popular thanksgiving side dish in US
stuffing
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
which state produces the most turkeys in the US?
minnesota
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 side dish is the least popular among americans?
green bean casserole