The Sun
This is the outpouring of charge particles from the Sun
What is the solar wind?
This is the primary gas that makes up the atmosphere of Venus
What is carbon dioxide?
This is the term for large planets composed of primarily hydrogen
What are gas giants?
This is the region of the Solar System where most of the dwarf planets are found
What is the Kuiper Belt?
This is the region of the Solar System where long period comets are theorized to come from
What is the Oort Cloud?
This is the process by which the Sun converts fuel to energy
What is nuclear fusion?
This is the only known planet to harbor life
What is Earth?
This is the term for large planets composed mostly of volatile chemicals such as ammonia
What are ice giants?
This was the first dwarf planet to be discovered
What is Pluto?
This is the phenomenon caused by charged solar particles colliding with the atmosphere.
What is the solar wind?
This is the phenomenon by which the sun ejects large amounts of matter in a single burst. It may negatively effect electronics
What is a solar flare?
This is the name of the tallest mountain in the Solar System
What is Olympus Mons?
This planet orbits on its side compared to the other seve
What is Uranus?
This dwarf planet is the only one that orbits inside the giant planets
What is Ceres?
This is the original name that William Herschel wanted to give Uranus
What is George or George's Star?
This is the area of the sun where fuel is converted to energy
What is the core?
This is how many days Mercury experiences for every two years
What is three?
This is the term for the four largest moons of Jupiter
What are the Galilean Moons?
This is the number of naturally occurring satellites that Pluto has
What is five?
This is what all mountains on Io are named after
What are mountains from Lord of the Rings?
This is the term for dark areas visible on the surface of the sun
What are sun spots?
This is the group of bodies that separates the inner planets from the outer planets
These are the three criteria set forth by the IAU that define a planet
What are it orbits the Sun, it is in hydrostatic equilibrium, and it has cleared its orbit?
This is the one things Pluto has not done to earn the title of planet
What is cleared its orbit?
This is what planet means in Greek
What is wanderer?