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Inner Planets
Outer Planets
Earth, Moon, Sun
Our Solar System
Potpourri
100

This planet is the closest to the sun

What is Mercury?

100

This planet is the largest planet in our solar system.

Jupiter

100

How many moons does Earth have?

1

100
What is the farthest planet from the sun?
Neptune
100
What does Potpourri mean?
Random category, can be anything
200

This planet is the only planet with life. (That we know of)

What is Earth?

200

How many planets have rings?

4

200

How many stars do we have in our solar system?

1, the sun

200
Name two other objects in our solar system other then planets. Must be scientific terms, not rocks or dust.
Asteroids, comets, dwarf planets, satellites, meteoroids, STAR!!! (sun)
200
What is the phrase we have use to name the planets?
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos
300

What do the inner planets all have in common?

Have a rocky surface

300

What are these planets mostly made of?

Gas

300

What causes us to have day and night? How long does this take?

Earth's rotation, 24 hours

300

**Ms. Catalano Trivia** How many pets does she have? EXTRA POINTS: Give me a name for any she may or may not have

Dog named Bart 

300
What is the shape of the Earth's orbit?
Elliptical (oval shape)
400

Name the order of the inner planets

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

400

Compare and contrast the outer and inner planets. (must be in words)

outer has gas surface, many moons, have rings, large compared to the inner planets and outside the asteroid belt. Inner planets are made of of rock, small in size compared to the outer planets, and inside the asteroid belt.

400

**Mr. Z Trivia** How many pets did Mr. Z have growing up??

0 (sad face)

400

What is revolution?

When a object goes around another object.

400

**Mrs. Moran Trivia** How many pets does she have? EXTRA POINTS: Give me a name for any she may or may not have

Dog named Benny

500

Why are they called inner planets?

Are all inside the Asteroid belt

500

How many outer planets are there?

4

500

Why do we have seasons? How does this affect the seasons in each hemisphere?

Due to the Earth's tilt on its axis. The hemisphere pointed at the sun experiences warm weather while the hemisphere pointed away from the sun experiences colder weather.

500

Describe the gravity in our solar system? (think back to the weight worksheet we did)

The larger the object, the stronger the gravity

500

Why is Pluto no longer called a planet?

It does not dominate it's orbit.