Planets
Which planet is the closest to the Sun?
Mercury
This planet is the hottest.
Venus
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What are the four seasons?
Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter
What are zodiac signs based on?
Constellations
This planet rotates on its side.
Uranus
These two planets have the smallest amount of moons.
Mercury and Venus
How many moons could you fit inside the Earth? (How much smaller is the Moon?)
4 (times smaller)
True or False: Europe and Asia have different seasons at the same time.
False.
Name something that gravity is responsible for, besides keeping objects on Earth from floating away.
Possible answers: Keeping a planet or moon in orbit. Keeping Earth's atmosphere in place. Helping the planets keep their shape.
This planet is the 5th from the Sun.
Saturn
True or False: Several of the "Gas Giant" planets have rings.
True
What is the largest moon in the solar system?
Ganymede
What is the main cause of the Earth's seasons?
The Earth's tilt
What two things affect gravitational pull?
Mass and distance
This planet has the most moons.
Jupiter
This planet is the largest of the "Blue Ice Giants"
Uranus
If a small sliver of the moon is visible and the next phase is a New Moon, what phase of the moon are we in?
Waning Crescent
Which tide is occurring when the sun and moon are pulling in opposite directions, causing the high tides to be lower than usual?
Neap Tide
Describe a solar eclipse.
The moon comes between the Sun and the Earth at the precise angle, blocking the sunlight from reaching a small portion of the Earth.
What is the term for the 1st four planets that means small and rocky?
Terrestrial
True or False: If you put all of the planets together, side by side, they will fit in the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
True
Approximately how many moons do we know about in our solar system?
1-50 , 50 - 100 , 100 - 200 , 250+
100 - 200
Name the correct formation of the Sun, Earth, and Moon during a Spring Tide.
All 3 have to be lined up.
Describe what the moon phases look like from outer space.