Solar System
Order of Planets
The Sun
The Sun, Earth & Moon
Weird but TRUE
100
How many planets are in the solar system?
8
100
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
100
The sun is the biggest ___________ in our solar system.
star
100
True or False: The Earth revolves around the moon.
False, the moon revolves around the Earth!
100
This planet is the HOTTEST planet in our solar system.
Venus
200
All of the planets orbit around the ______.
Sun
200
What planet is the FURTHEST from the sun?
Neptune
200
What change, if any, should be made to the model?
The sun and the Earth need to be switched.
200
What type of object is the moon?
a Satellite
200
This planet is mostly made of rust!
Mars
300
How many gas giants are in the solar system? What are they?
2-Jupitar and Saturn
300
What planet is represented by the letter C?
Earth
300
What 2 types of energy does the sun provide?
Light and thermal
300
If you had a marble, a basketball, and a baseball, which object would each represent: the Sun, Earth, or Moon?
Sun - basketball
Earth - baseball
Moon - marble
300
This planet is an “ice giant” that gets down to -357 degrees Fahrenheit!
Uranus
400
Using the solar system model, which planet is 5th from the sun?
Jupiter
400
What is the name of the first Ice Giant in our solar system?
Uranus
400
True or False: The sun revolves around the Earth.
False: The Earth revolves around the sun
400
How many hours does it take for the Earth to rotate once on its axis?
24 hours (1 Day!!)
400
This planet is a “gas giant” that can fit 3 Earth-sized objects inside its storm!
Jupiter
500
How many planets have less than 10 moons?
4-Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
500
What is the acronym we taught you to remember the order of the plants?
My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nachos
500
What two gases is the Sun made up of?
Hydrogen and Helium
500
What is the difference between a rotation and a revolution?
A rotation is the turning of a planet on its axis and a revolution is the orbit a planet takes around the Sun.
500
This planet is a “gas giant” that is less dense than water!
Saturn