These rock objects are found mainly between Mars and Jupiter.
What are asteroids?
100
Which is larger: Earth or Neptune?
What is Neptune?
200
This is the largest planet.
What is Jupiter?
200
This is how long it takes a planet to go around the sun.
What is a revolution?
200
This phase makes it appear to have no moon in the sky.
What is a new moon?
200
These are smaller than asteroids and are nicknamed "shooting stars".
What is a meteor?
200
We think this planet has the most moons.
What is Jupiter?
300
These planets make up the inner solar system.
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
300
This is the path a planet takes as it revolves around the sun.
What is an orbit?
300
You see the moon lit up in the sky about half way.
What is a half moon?
300
This is a meteor that reaches the ground.
What is a meteorite?
300
Which of these planets has more rings: Uranus or Saturn?
What is Saturn?
400
These (true) planets make up the outer solar system.
Be careful!
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
400
This is any object that revolves around any other object.
What is a satellite?
400
Just a smidgen of the moon is showing.
What is a crescent moon?
400
This is a large chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun. When it gets close to the sun, it warms up and the ice becomes a gas giving the appearance of a tail.
What is a comet?
400
One of these planets would be the next best choice for survival (besides Earth, of course). Mercury, Mars, Saturn
What is Mars?
500
Name two of the three dwarf planets.
What are Pluto, Ceres, or Eris?
500
The direct and indirect sunlight the earth receives because of the tilt on its axis causes these.
What are the seasons?
500
This is what allows us to see the moon at night.
What is light reflected from the sun?
500
This is just an average sized star.
What is our sun?
500
Name the planets in order.
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune