Mercury/Venus
How many days does Mercury orbit/revolve around the sun?
88 days
How old is Earth?
It is 4 and a half billion years old.
How long does it take Jupiter to orbit around the Sun?
12 years
What is the coldest planet in our solar system, Uranus or Neptune?
Uranus
What is the sixth planet?
Saturn
How many moons does Mercury and Venus have?
NONE
Zero
What are the 3 layers of the Earth?
1. Crust
2. Mantle
3. Core
What is the rings of Saturn made of?
Ice and rock
Why is Uranus a blue, pale color?
The gas planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
The ____________ planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
Terrestrial Planets
Why is Venus called the "Morning Star" or the "Evening Star"?
It is because it is the brightest planet you can see in the sky during sunrise or sunset.
Why is Mars called the "Red Planet"?
It is called the "Red Planet" because of it s reddish-orange color that comes from rust and other minerals in the soil.
What is the "Great Red Spot" of Jupiter?
It is a storm that has been happening for 300 years.
What is unique about Uranus?
It is the only planet that is tilted on its side. The North and South poles are on its sides.
What is the name of the poison that can be found in the clouds of Venus?
Sulfuric acid
Venus was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. What's her name?
Aphrodite
NASA is advancing its technologies to send astronauts to Mars as early as the ________?
What year?
2030s
What is the name of the spacecraft that orbited around Saturn?
What year did it orbit?
It was the spacecraft "Cassini" and it orbited in 2004.
What is the name of the only spacecraft that visited Neptune. What year did it go there?
The spacecraft was named Voyager 2 and it visited in 1989.
What is the second brightest PLANET you can see in the sky after Venus?
Jupiter
What is the most unique fact about Venus?
It is the only planet that rotates clockwise!
What is a rover?
Rovers are radio-controlled robots that have cameras, microscopes, and drills that explore Mars.
If my grandmother is 90 years old, how many times has Saturn orbited around the sun?
Explain your answer.
Saturn orbited 3 times because each orbit is 29.5 years or about 30 years.
So, 30 x 3 = 90.
What is the name of the largest moon in Neptune?
Triton
Name the gods in Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
Earth - Gaia
Mars - Ares
Jupiter - Zeus
Saturn - Kronos