Sun
How many planets orbit the sun
8
How many stars are in the solar system?
1
What is the name given to celestial bodies beyond Neptune?
The Kuiper Belt
What type of planet is Neptune classified as?
Gas Giant
What number planet is Venus from the Sun?
Second
What is the phenomenon where the sunlight is blocked by another body
Eclipse
What are stars mostly made of?
Hydrogen and helium
How long does it take for Pluto to orbit the Sun?
248 years
What is another name for Neptune?
Ice Giant
What planet is the most similar to Venus?
Earth
What does the sun get it's energy from
Nuclear reactions
How many different types of stars are there?
7 main types of stars
How many moons does Pluto have?
5 moons
How fare is Neptune from the Sun?
Around 2.8 billion miles
How far is Venus from Earth
25 million miles
How many Earths are able to fit in the Sun
A little over a 1 million
What is the biggest star in the night sky?
It is Sirius
What continent is about the size of Pluto?
Australia
How many moons does Neptune have?
14 moons
How long does it take for Venus to go around the sun
225 Earth days
Roughly three quarters of the Sun's mass is what element
Hydrogen
What is the unit used to measure the distance between stars?
A light year
Pluto didn't originate in our Solar System, so how did it get there?
It was pulled by the Sun's gravity
Why is Neptune blue?
Hydrogen, helium, and methane in the atmosphere
Why is Venus hotter than Mercury
It has a denser atmosphere