Location
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
How long does it take Earth to Rotate?
1 day or 24 hours
What does the word rotate mean?
To turn on an axis (spin)
Which planet is the hottest?
Venus,
Bonus points: Why is it so hot?
What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter?
a big storm in its atmosphere
Which planet is the farthest from the sun?
Neptune
How long does it take Earth to Revolve?
1 Year or 365 days
What does the word revolve mean?
To circle around the sun.
What is Earth's natural satellite?
The Moon (luna)
Which planet is the smallest?
Mercury
What happens to the temperature as you move away from the sun?
It gets colder
What is at the center of our solar system and all planets revolve around?
The Sun
Pluto is not a planet. What is it?
A Dwarf Planet
Which planet is the largest?
Jupiter
Which planet is nicknames the "Red Planet"
Mars
What separates the Inner and Outer Planets?
The Asteroid Belt
Which planet has the fastest revolution time?
Mercury - 88 days
An object that revolves around a planet is called a ...
Satellite
Which two planets do NOT have any moons?
Mercury and Venus
Which planet rotates on its side?
Uranus
Name all eight planet in order from the sun out.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
Which planet rotates the fastest?
Jupiter - 10 hours
How is revolve different from orbit?
Revolve is the motion and orbit is the path
What is the name of out galaxy?
The Milky Way
Which planet is nicknamed “the morning star” and “the evening star
Venus, but remember it is not really a star it is a planet.