Solar System
What is the sun?
A Star
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
Which is hotter, Mercury or Venus?
Venus
What is the 3rd planet from the sun?
Earth
Has no atmosphere, no moons and is the smallest.
Mercury
Which planet is known as the red planet?
Mars
DAILY DOUBLE!!! A small rocky object tha orbits the sun.
Asteroid
A belt of these orbit the sun between _________ and ________.
What are the inner planets of the solar system?
mercury, venus, earth, mars
DAILY DOUBLE:It is the largest planet.
Jupiter.
Name the Giant Storm.
This planet takes 100 Earth years to orbit the sun.
Neptune.
Which planet is closer to the Sun: Venus or Jupiter?
Venus
It has a lot of wind and many moons. One is named Titan.
Saturn
This planet is made of gas and generally round. It has many moons and is closer to Saturn than to Earth.
Jupiter
Which planet has the strongest gravity?
Jupiter
Also, known as a shooting star.
Meteor
The phrase we learned to remember the order of the planets
What is My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos?
What colour is the hottest stars?
Blue
Why would it be more difficult for the astronauts to run while they are in space?
d. its too cold in space
Lack of gravity
What is a unique feature about Uranus?
It spins on its side.
As they move closer to the Sun a glowing tail forms.
Comet
Name a characteristic of the outer planets.
Large and made mostly of gas or ice
Farther from the Sun
Have many moons
Have rings
Name the 8 planets in our solar system?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Which object has the most gravity?
Sun. It is the most massive object in our solar system
What are Galaxies made of?
Galaxies are made of gas, dust, and stars
Which planet orbits the sun longer, Jupiter or Mars?
Jupiter.
Jupiter= 12 years
Mars= 1.9 years