Planets & Living things

Planets

100

What is a planet?

A spherical ball of rock and/or gas that orbits a star.

200

How many planets are in our solar system? Name them if you can.

9 planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. 

300

True or False:

Uranus is covered by a thick layer of gas and has a blue-green color.

True

400

How many rings does Saturn have?

3 rings.

500

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Mercury.

Living Thing's

100

What is the definition of an organism?

A living thing that carries out 5 basic functions of life. 

200

What is a trait?

A characteristic of a living thing.

300

What is oxygen?

A gas in the air including water. Essential for survival. 

400

What is one life function?

Homeostasis

Reproduction

Growth

Nutrition

Metabolism

500

True or False

Living things respond to stimuli in the environment. 

true

Random

100

How many moons does
Pluto have?

3 moons, one large and two smaller

200

What makes up the earth?

Water

Land

Clouds

Animals

People

300

What are the needs of living things?

Food

Water

Living Space

400

What does Homeostasis mean?

The ability to maintain internal stability in an organism that adapts to the environment.

500

True or False:

Living things DON'T have energy

False