Mercury and Venus
Which planet is hottest and brightest?
Venus
What is Mars' nickname?
The Red Planet
Storms
What planet is the windiest and has the most violent storms?
Neptune
What planet has the largest volcano?
Mars
Mercury
Which planet is covered with tectonic plates?
Earth
What is the second largest planet in the solar system?
Saturn
What planet is the coldest?
Uranus
What planet's name means "soil"?
Earth
What is Mercury's surface covered with?
Craters
What does Earth have that NO other planets have?
Life and Liquid Water
Jupiter
What gas makes Uranus and Neptune look blue-green?
Methane
Why are the outer planets called "gas giants"?
They are composed mostly of gas.
What Roman goddess is Venus named after?
Love and Beauty
Mars is named after the Roman god of what?
War
What are the rings on Saturn made up of?
Ice Crystals
What is different about the way Uranus spins?
It it tilted; it rolls rather than spins.
What is different about Neptune's moon Triton?
It rotates opposite all the other moons.
Why are Venus and Earth called sister planets?
They are right next to each other and are similar sizes.
What mineral makes Mars appear red?
Iron Oxide
What is the last planet that can be seen without a telescope?
Saturn
What was the first planet to be discovered with a telescope?
Uranus
What 2 planets are named after gods of the Sky?
Jupiter and Uranus