I am the closest planet to the sun. It is very hot on the side of my planet that faces the sun but VERY cold on the side that faces away from the sun.
What is Mercury?
100
A huge ball of very hot gases in our solar system.
What is the sun?
100
The four seasons.
What is spring, summer, winter, and fall?
200
This group of planets is made mostly of gas.
What are the outer planets?
200
Everything that exists - all the stars, planets, dust, gases and energy.
What is the universe?
200
I once was considered a planet but now I am not.
What is Pluto?
200
The force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun.
What is gravity?
200
I am small and cold. I orbit around planets.
What is a moon?
300
I am a huge ball of very hot gases in space and am at the center of our solar system.
What is the sun?
300
Put these in order from largest to smallest: galaxy, star, universe, solar system
What is Universe, Galaxy, Solar System, Star?
300
I am best known for my rings that are made of ice, dust, boulders and frozen gas.
What is Saturn?
300
A body that revolves around a star.
What is a planet?
300
Who Am I? I am not solid. I am made of gases. I am large. I am far from Earth.
What are stars?
400
I am small and have many objects in my orbit.
What is a dwarf planet?
400
True or False - Among all of the stars in the universe our sun is only average. It's a YELLOW star of medium size, medium brightness, and medium temperature.
What is True?
400
I am the brightest object in the night sky after the moon. I am about the same size as Earth. Because of my thick atmosphere I am hotter than Mercury.
What is Venus?
400
The two reasons why the seasons change on Earth.
What is different places on Earth get different amounts of direct sunlight AND Earth’s tilt causes the sun to be higher or lower in the sky as the seasons change?
400
The two main reasons our planet Earth is able to support life.
What is liquid water and an atmosphere (that maintains temperatures in which humans can survive.)
500
The trip planets make around the sun.
What is revolution (or orbit)?
500
The color of the hottest star.
What is BLUE?
500
I have several rings and moons. I have the fastest wind in the solar system that can reach 1200 miles per hour. I am the 8th planet.
What is Neptune?
500
This movement causes Earth to have day and night.
What is rotation?
500
The asteroid belt is a ring-shaped area with small, rocky bodies that is located between these two planets.
What is Mars and Jupiter (Mars is the last of the inner planets and Jupiter is the first of the outer planets.)