Solar System
How many planets revolve around the sun?
What is 8 planets?
The largest planet is
What is Jupiter?
This planet is the smallest and closest to the sun
What is Mercury?
A planets path around the sun is called its __________
Orbit
How many astronauts have been on another planet?
Zero.
This planet has water systems that help create an environment to sustain life
What is Earth?
Which former planet is considered a dwarf planet?
Pluto
Which planet is smaller and colder than Earth?
Mars
A planet revolves around the Sun once every _____ .
year
This is what holds the planets all in their orbits.
The Sun's gravity
This is the center of the Solar system
What is the Sun?
Which planet rotates on its side?
Uranus
The distance light travels in one year is called a __________.
Lightyear
Our sun is a ________ sized star.
a. large
b. average
c. small
b. average
A planet rotates once around its axis every _____ .
day (and night)
The hottest planet is
What is Venus?
Which planet has the most moons?
What is Jupiter?
This is what causes the tides on Earth.
The Moon's gravity
True or False: During winter, the sun is the farthest from the earth.
False.
This is at the center of our galaxy.
What is a blackhole?
Name the first 3 planets closest to the sun.
What are Mercury, Venus, and Earth?
This planet is named after the Roman god of war.
Mars
An invisible line around which a planet rotates is called its ______ .
axis
About how many Earths can fit inside the sun?
a. one thousand
b. one hundred thousand
c. one million
d. one billion
About how far away is the sun from earth?
a. 45 thousand miles
b. 1 billion miles
c. 93 million miles
d. 27 million miles
c. 93 million miles