Name the four inner planets in order starting closest to the sun.
What Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
100
Name the four outer planets in order starting closest to the sun.
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
100
The largest planet in the solar system.
What is Jupiter?
100
The smallest planet in the solar system.
What is Mercury?
100
Rocks in space that orbit the sun.
What are asteroids?
200
The hottest planet in the solar system.
What is Venus?
200
Another name for the outer planets?
What are the gas giants?
200
The planet known for it's amazing rings.
What is Saturn?
200
The coldest planet in the solar system.
What is Neptune?
200
Rocks in space.
What are meteoroids?
300
Another name for inner planets.
What are rocky or terrestrial planets?
300
All outer planets have this in common.
What is they are made of gas OR they all have rings?
300
The reason that Mars appears to be red.
What is iron rich soil?
300
The planet that is extremely hot during the day, but extremely cold at night because of it's tiny atmosphere.
What is Mercury?
300
When a meteoroid enters the atmosphere, it becomes known as...
What is a meteor?
400
Compare inner planets to outer planets. (Need to mention 3 things at least)
1. No rings on inner planets.
2. Inner are heavier and slower.
3. Outer are lighter and faster.
4. Inner have few moons.
5. Outer has many moons.
6. Inner are warmer.
7. Outer are colder.
8. Inner are smaller.
9. Outer are larger.
400
The rings of each outer planet are made of what?
What is ice and rock?
400
The part of Earth that blocks radiation from reaching the surface.
What is the atmosphere?
400
The gas that gives Uranus and Neptune it's blue color.
What is methane?
400
When a meteor collides with Earth, it is known as this.
What is a meteorite?
500
Put the inner planets in order by size starting with the largest.
What is Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury?
500
Put the outer planets in order by size, starting with the smallest.
What is Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter?
500
The two things that support life on Earth.
What are Oxygen and water?
500
The number of days it takes Mercury to orbit the sun.
What is 88?
500
How a shooting star is caused.
What is a meteoroid enters the atmosphere and friction heats it up, causing it to burn.