Solar System 1
What planet do we live on?
Earth
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury or Saturn
Mercury
What instrument do we use to look at the stars and planets?
microscope or telescope
telescope
What do we see in the sky at night?
stars/moon
Name two planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What planet is called the Red Planet?
Venus or Mars
Mars
What is the name of a person who travels into space?
Astronaut
What is the biggest star in our solar system?
sun
What is full of space rocks between the inner 4 planets and outer 4 planets?
The asteroid belt.
Terrestrial or Jovian
Jovian
What is in the center of the solar system.
Sun
Which planet is the smallest?
Jupiter or Mercury
Mercury
Which is the brightest and hottest planet?
Venus or Mars
Venus
Which planet has the Great Red Spot?
Earth or Jupiter
Jupiter
True or False:
All of the planets revolve around the sun.
True
Which planet has the most moons?
Earth or Saturn
Saturn has the most moons - 82+
Which planet is the only one with life on it (as far as we know)?
Earth
How many moons does Earth have?
one moon
Which planet is the largest?
Jupiter
Which planet has rings which may be made of ice?
Saturn or Earth
Saturn
Name all 8 planets:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
How many billion years old is the solar system?
10 billion or 4.6 billion
4.6 billion years
What does the word ¨solar¨ mean?
having to do with the sun
having to do with the Earth
having to do with the sun
True or False:
There are 8 planets in the solar system.
True
What is one year?
1 orbit of earth around the sun
OR 365 DAYS