Solar System
What is the sun?
A Star
What is the center of our Solar System?
Sun
What planet has the shortest year? ** Closest to the sun**
Mercury (88 earth days)
Which planet is known as 'the ringed planet'?
Saturn
How long does it take for the earth to complete one rotation?
24 hours/ 1 day
Which planet is known as the red planet?
Mars
What is another name for the inner planets?
Terrestrial
What separates the four inner planets and the four outer planets?
Asteroid Belt
Which planet do we live on?
Earth
Which planet takes the longest time to orbit the sun? **furthest from the sun**
Neptune
What is the hottest planet?
Venus
How do we measure a year?
Orbit around the sun
How long does it take for earth to have one revolution around the sun?
365.25 days or a year
What are a group of stars that make a "picture" called?
Constellations
What causes the seasons?
The tilt in the Earth's axis.
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is another name for the outer planets?
Gas giants
What are the rings of Saturn made of?
Rocks and dust
Which planet in the solar system has more than 75 moons?
Jupiter
What is the term for a sudden, bright eruption on the Sun's surface?
Solar flare
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
What are the four outer planets in order?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Is Pluto still a planet?
No, it is too small.
No, it is a dwarf planet.
What are the all the planets in order?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What are the four inner planets in order?
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars