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Planet Potpourri
100

This planet was named after the Greek god of the sky.

What is Uranus?

100

These two planets are closest to Earth.

What is Venus and Mars?

100

This is the smallest planet in our solar system.

What is Mercury?

100

This planet has the most moons.

What is Saturn?

200

This planet was named after a legendary god of the sea.

What is Neptune?

200

These two planets are the furthest away from each other.

What is Mercury and Neptune?

200

This is the largest planet in our solar system.

What is Jupiter?

200

This is the hottest planet in our solar system.

What is Venus?

300

This planet was named after a Roman messenger god.

What is Mercury?
300

This planet comes before Jupiter if you are travelling from Earth towards Neptune.

What is Mars?

300

This planet is closest in size to Earth.

What is Venus?

300

This number of earths can fit inside Jupiter's Great Red Spot (a large storm).

What is 2-3 (in the past) and currently 1?

400

This planet was named after a Roman god of war.

What is Mars?

400

A spaceship travels outward from the Sun and passes Earth, then Mars. This planet would be next.

What is Jupiter?

400

These are the FOUR smallest planets in our solar system.

What are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars?

400

These FOUR planets have rings.

What is Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter and Neptune?
500

This planet was named after the Roman god of agriculture.

What is Saturn?

500

In our solar system, planets orbit the sun in this order (from closes to the sun to furthest).

What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, then Neptune?

500

This is the number of Earths that could fit inside Jupiter.

What is approx. 1300?

500

On what TWO planets does it supposedly rain diamonds?

What is Neptune and Uranus?