PLANET ORDER
INNER rocky PLANETS
OUTER Gas Giants PLANETS
SOLAR SYSTEM INFO
100

Name the 6th planet in the solar system.

Saturn

100
THE NICKNAME FOR MARS IS......?
What is THE RED PLANET
100
THIS PLANET HAS A GIANT RED SPOT THAT IS ACTUALLY A HURRICAINE.
What is JUPITER
100
AN ________________ IS THE PATH AN OBJECT TAKES AS IT REVOLVES AROUND A STAR, PLANET, OR MOON.
What is ORBIT
200

How many planets are there in the solar system?

Eight

200
THIS IS THE ONLY PLANET KNOWN TO HAVE LIQUID WATER
What is EARTH
200

Name the planet with the most moons.

Saturn

200
PLANETS DO NOT GIVE OFF THEIR OWN _________ LIKE STARS DO.
What is LIGHT
300

Name the inner planets

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Tallahassee

300
BECAUSE THIS PLANET HAS NO ATMOSPHERE, IT GETS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY AND VERY COLD AT NIGHT
What is Mercury
300
IT IS BELIEVED THAT SOMETHING STRUCK THIS PLANET AS THE SOLAR SYSTEM WAS STILL FORMING, CAUSING IT TO BE KNOCKED ON ITS SIDE.
What is URANUS
300
THE ORBITS OF THE PLANETS HAVE AN _____________, OR OVAL, SHAPE.
What is ELLIPTICAL.
400

Name the gas giants

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Gainsville

400

What makes Venus the hottest planet?

It has such a thick atmosphere which causes the greenhouse effect

400
THIS PLANET HAS BANDS OF CLOUDS LIKE JUPITER AND AT LEAST 13 MOONS
What is NEPTUNE
400
THE OUTER PLANETS ARE KNOWN AS __________ GIANTS.
What is GAS
500

How many planets in the solar system are named after Roman mythology?

Six
500
THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO PLANETS WITHOUT MOONS
What is VENUS & MERCURY
500
THESE TWO PLANETS ARE BLUE-GREEN IN COLOR
What is NEPTUNE AND URANUS
500

EXPLAIN WHY PLUTO IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED A PLANET

What is it doesn't clear its orbit of surrounding objects.