Planets
Moon and Stars
Inner and Outer Planets
Name that Planet
Fun Facts
100

What is the 3rd planet from the sun?

Earth

100

What is the Earth's only natural satelite?

The Moon.

100

Which planet group is closest to the Sun?

Inner planets

100

Which planet is famous for having a large storm called the Great Red Spot?

Jupiter

100

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

Neil Armstrong

200

Which planet is known as the "red planet"?

Mars

200

What do we call the different shapes of the moon seen from Earth?

Moon phases

200

Name all four inner planets.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

200

This planet has the tallest volcano in the solar system.

Mars

200

Name one reason the sun is important to the solar system.

It gives light

It gives heat 

It provides a strong gravitational pull 

300
The Sun's gravity is strong. True or False?

True! 

This is why the planets orbit around it, and do not just float off into space.

300

What causes the moon to shine at night?

It reflects light from the sun.

300

What separates the inner and outer planets?

The asteroid belt

300

The hottest planet is...

Venus

300

What was the name of the first U.S. space craft to land on the moon?

Apollo 11

400

What is the full acronym that we made yesterday to help us remember the order of the planets?

My very edible mushroom juice shines under neon.

400

Which star helps us find direction?

The North Star (Polaris)

400

Name two gas giants.

Jupiter and Saturn

400
A planet that is deep blue in color, very cold, and far from the sun.

Neptune

400

Why don't we see stars during the day?

The Sun's light is too bright.

500

What is the word for a planet's path around the Sun?

Orbit

500

What are stars mostly made of?

Hydrogen and Helium gases

500

What is one main difference between inner and outer planets?

Inner = rocky

Outer = gas/ice giants

500

This is a planet that spins on its side like it's about to roll out of the solar system.

Uranus

500

What is the reason Pluto is not considered a planet anymore?

(hint: orbit)

Pluto has not cleared its orbit, which is required to be considered a planet.

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