Inner planets
What is the closest planet from the sun?
Mercury
What is the biggest planet?
Jupiter
What is the name of our star?
The sun or Sol
What is a comet?
An icy and dusty rock that orbits the Sun.
Which inner planet has one moon?
Earth
What are gas giants?
Large planets composed mainly of gasses
What is the sun made of?
Hydrogen and Helium
Where are most asteroids located?
In the asteroid belt
True or False: All inner planets have solid surface
True
Which planets are called "gas giants"?
Jupiter and Saturn
What causes solar flares?
A sudden release of energy near sun spots.
What two planets is the asteroid belt in-between?
Mars and Jupiter
What are Venus's clouds made of?
Sulfuric acid
Which planet takes the longest to orbit the sun?
Neptune
What is the sun's diameter?
1.392 million km
What causes meteor showers?
When Earth passes through the debris trail left behind by a comet or an asteroid.
Why does Mercury have such an extreme temperature difference between its day and night sides?
It has almost no atmosphere to trap heat or give insulation.
What is the primary composition of Jupiter's atmosphere?
Hydrogen
True or False: The sun is big
Either is correct
Is a comet an asteroid?
NO!