Earth and Space Systems
Size and Distance of Planet
Revolution and Rotation
All Mixed Up!Planet Riddles
100

The Great Red Spot is located on this planet

What is Jupiter?

100

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

What is Mercury?

100

This measurement of time represents one complete revolution (orbit) of Earth.

What is a year?

100

I the planet that everyone calls "Red". My soil is rust-colored instead. Look up and you may spot me in the sky.

What is Mars?

200

The sun, moon, planets, asteroids, and comets all make up our -

What is the Solar System?

200

I use to be number nine, now they call me a dwarf planet.

What is Pluto?

200

Earth spinning on its axis is called_

What is a rotation?

200

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

What is Jupiter?

300

I am the hottest planet. I am also called the "evening star", catch me if you can!

What is Venus?

300

This planet has hundreds of thin rings made of chunks of ice and rock. I am the 7th planet.

What is Uranus?

300

The number of hours or days it takes for the Earth to rotate around its axis once.

What is 24 hours or 1 day?

300

I'm blue and green and a little brown. I am a small planet with life all around. They call me the 3rd rock from the sun.

What is Earth?

400

A natural satellite that orbits all planets except Mercury and Venus (Earth only has 1) is called this.

What is a moon?

400

The second largest planet in the solar system is called this.

What is Saturn?

400

How old is our star?

What is 4.6 billions years?

400

A gas planet and ice giant that's off in the distance, only recently they found my rings in existence. I spin sideways.

What is Uranus?

500

Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars

What are the Terrestrial planets?

500

Name the planets in order from the sun.

What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

500

How many Earth days does it take for Mercury to revolve around the Sun?

What is 88 days?

500

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

What is Neptune?

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