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The Sun
Solar System
Inner Planets
Outer Planets
Oddities
100
the total amount the sun's mass in our solar system
What is 99.8%
100
wandering star
What is the meaning of the Greek word "planet".
100
Latin word meaning "Earth"
What is terra
100
The most massive of the gas giants
What is Jupiter
100
Lee
What is the middle name of Mrs. Gervais' dog, Gretta
200
the process where hydrogen atoms join together to form helium
What is nuclear fusion
200
the belief that Earth is at the center of the revolving planets
What is a geocentric system
200
the planet of extreme temperatures
What is Mercury
200
ice chunks and rocks
What are Saturn's rings made of
200
Louisiana
What is the state Charles was adopted from
300
Latin word meaning "crown"
What is corona
300
Nicolaus Copernicus
Who is the person responsible for the heliocentric system.
300
the planet Venus has an interesting rotation called
What is retrograde
300
Was discovered as a result of a mathematical prediction
What is Neptune
300
Georgia
What is where two of Mrs. Gervais' brothers live
400
three features on the sun's surface
What are sunspots, prominences and solar flares
400
the two factors that keep the planets in orbit
What are inertia and gravity
400
Italian astronomer, Giovanni Schiaparelli identified this feature on Mars
What are channels
400
about four times the size of Earth
What is Uranus
400
10 1/2
What is the number of days left in the school year
500
the number of years sunspots vary every
What is 10-11 years
500
discovered that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse
Who is Kepler
500
The inner planets in order from closest to furthest
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
500
The average composition of gases in the gas giants' atmospheres
What is 75% hydrogen, 24 % helium, and 1% other elements
500
Narragansett
What is where Mrs. Gervais will be the first week of summer vacation