Planet Facts 1
Planet Facts 2
Planet Facts 3
The "Little" Things
Planets Rock!!
100

Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars

What are the inner planets

100

PLANETS DO NOT GIVE OFF THEIR OWN _________ LIKE STARS DO.

Light

100
What is "Earth's Satellite"?
What is the moon?
100

If a meteor makes it to Earth's surface, what is it called.

meteorite

100

What do we call large round objects that don't meet all the requirements of a planet? Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake etc.

dwarf planets

200

With over 63 moon, you might say I have a lot. Look with a telescope to see my big, red spot.

Jupiter

200

THE ORBITS OF THE PLANETS HAVE AN _____________, OR OVAL, SHAPE. (starts with E)

elliptical

200
How many planets have rings?
What is 4
200

If you thought you saw a shooting star in the sky, what did you actually see?

What is a meteor?

200

"Dirty Snowballs" with very elliptical orbits that take them deep out in the solar system and then back to the sun on a regular time interval ranging from about a hundred years to several thousand years,

comets

300

Name for the Roman god of the Sea. Look past Saturn and Uranus for me. I am the planet known as-

Neptune

300

What makes Venus the hottest planet?

It has such a thick atmosphere

300
Which planet takes 88 days to circle the sun? It is very close to the sun.
What is Mercury?
300
What are big chunks of rock that go around the sun that can be as big as a house, mountain, or even bigger?
What is an asteroid?
300
What is the smallest planet (not including dwarf planets)?
What is Mercury?
400

I am also called the "evening star", catch me if you can! Im the brightest thing besides the sun and moon.

Venus

400

THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO PLANETS WITHOUT MOONS

Mercury and Venus

400

Which takes longer to orbit the Sun: Neptune or Pluto

Pluto = 248 years

Neptune - 165 years

400

These are the rocky leftovers that didn't become part of a planet. They range in size from large rocks to several miles across.

What is an asteroid?

400

True or False: the asteroid belt is filled with asteroids and would be dangerous to travel through

false

500

This planet is found closest to the sun. You can also find me in a thermometer.

Mercury

500

BECAUSE THIS PLANET HAS NO ATMOSPHERE, IT GETS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY AND VERY COLD AT NIGHT

Mercury

500

Name at least 3 planets can be seen in the night sky without a telescope? (There are 5)

What is Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn?

500

These are bits of rock left over from a comet that will streak across the sky if they hit our atmosphere and burn up.

What is a meteor?

500

Which is largest: Pluto, The Moon, Ceres, Eris

The Moon

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