Planets

Planets (Numbers)

100

How many planets are there in the solar system?

There are 8 planets.

200

How long does it take the earth to orbit the sun?

One year or 365/365.25 days.

300

What percentage of our planet is water?

Approximately 70%

400

What star keeps all the planets in our solar system in orbit?

What is the sun?

500

This planet is the largest Jovian planet.

What is Jupiter?

Planet Records (Superlatives)

100

This is the second BIGGEST planet?

What is Saturn?

200

Which is the HOTTEST planet?

Venus

300

Which is the coldest planet? 

What is Uranus? 

400

Name the NEAREST planet to the sun.

 Mercury

500

Which is the planet with the most moons?

Saturn

True/False

100

The earth takes 24 hours to orbit the sun. True or False?

False. It takes 1 year.

200

Saturn´s rings are made of ice and gas. True or False?

False. They are made of ice and rock.

300

This planet is farthest from the sun.

What is Neptune?

400

Some scientists think that Pluto isn´t a planet. True or False? Explain why.

True. Because it is so small.

500

Mars has more than one robot sent from Earth, True or False?

True.

Past Simple

100

These are smaller than moons but larger than meteors.

What are asteroids?

200

This planet is believed to have had liquid water approximately 300million years ago.

What is Mars?

300

This is the only planet to have liquid water.

Earth

400

This planet is the largest of the Ice Giants.

What is Uranus?

500

This planet has very little to no atmosphere.

What is Mercury?

Miscellaneous

100

This is a solid object that enters an atmosphere.

What is a meteoroid/meteor/meteorite?

200

Is the Sun a planet?

No, it´s a star.

300

Can we see Venus from the Earth?

Yes we can. It´s the brightest and hottest planet.

400

This planet rotates on its side.

What is Uranus?

500

This planet has a storm that has been active for over 300 years.

What is Jupiter?