Planets
More Planets
The Earth
Vocabulary
Facts
100
What is at the center of the solar system?
The sun
100
Which planets are the warmest? The ones closest to or farthest from the sun?
Planets closest to the sun are the warmest.
100
True or false, Earth is the only planet in our solar system that has humans living on it?
True! Earth is the only planet with life in the solar system that we currently know of.
100
True or false, an astronomer studies animals
False, an astronomer studies outer space
100
True or false, The Earth has layers.
True, the Earth has a crust, mantle, outer core and inner core.
200
How many planets are in the solar system? A) 4 B) 8 C) 9
There are 8 planets in the solar system.
200
Which planets are the "big ones?" (Think of the song you learned)
Jupiter and Saturn
200
What number planet is the Earth from the sun?
Earth is the third planet from the sun.
200
Which of these is a sphere? A) A basketball B) An ice cream cone C) A cube
A) A basketball
200
A rock flying through space is an a) anvil b) asterisk C) asteroid
c) asteroid
300
What planet is not a planet anymore?
Pluto!
300
Which planet has 62 moons?
Jupiter
300
How many days does it take for the Earth to orbit, or go one time around, the sun?
About 365 days.
300
The e______________ is the line in the center of the Earth. It is HOT there.
The equator
300
True or false- An asteroid belt is something you wear so your pants don't fall down.
False!
400
Name one of the "Gas giants" in the solar system.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus or Neptune
400
True or false? One of Jupiter's moons is bigger than the Earth?
False, one of Jupiter's moons is bigger than Mercury, but not bigger than the Earth
400
How much time does it take for the Earth to rotate around once on its axis?
About 24 hours- one day!
400
The planets ________________, or go around the sun.
Orbit
400
What do Astronomers use to look at objects that are far away in the sky?
A telescope
500
What are the terrestrial planets mostly made of?
Rocks and metal
500
Which one of these names is actually the name of one of Jupiter's moons? A) Charley B) Eon C) Io
C) Io
500
What is the outer layer of the Earth called? Hint, think of the outside of a piece of bread.
The crust
500
The Earth rotates on its ________________.
Axis
500
Name all of the planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
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