The Solar System

planets

100

This is the planet that is closest to the sun.

What is Mercury?

200

This is the 3rd planet from the sun.

What is earth?

300

This is what all the planets have in common?

What is "they revolve around the sun?"

400

These are the rocky planets.

What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?

500

These are the gas giants.

What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?

Solar System Theories

100

Heliocentric 

What is the name of sun centered solar system?

200

Who developed the geocentric theory? 

Who is Ptolemy?

300

It takes the earth 365 days to do this.

What is revolve (orbit) around the sun?

400

Who used mathematics to further the heliocentric theory? 

Who is Copernicus? 

500

Who thought planets orbited the Earth?

Who is Aristotle?

Planets Continued

100

The four outer planets are made of what? 

What are gases.

200

The four outer planets are mostly made of what 2 gases? 

What is Hydrogen and helium? 

300

Which planet revolves on its side? 

What is Uranus?

400

Which planet has the most number of moons? 

What is Saturn? 

500

Which planet has the Great Red Spot?

What is Jupiter? 

Surface Features of Planets

100

Which planet has thick dense clouds of CO2?

What is Venus?

200

What planet has ice caps of frozen water?

What is Mars? 

300

Which planet would float on water?

What is Saturn?

400

Which planet has the Great Blue Spot?

What is Neptune? 

500

It is believed that ALL outer planets have this.

What is a rocky core?