Sun
This is the name of the outer layer of the sun that we see from earth
What is the photosphere?
This is the closest planet to the sun
What is mercury?
This dwarf planet is found in the asteroid belt
What is ceres?
this is the biggest planet
What is Jupiter?
This is the most famous dwarf planet in the kuiper belt
What is Pluto?
The sun is primarily made of what element?
What is hydrogen
What is Venus?
this asteroid belt object is the second largest in diameter
What is Vesta?
This planet has a system of rings that are very visible from earth
What is Saturn?
This Jupiter belt object is nearly the same size as Pluto and caused the planet/dwarf planet debate
What is Eris?
This term describes the sun’s outer atmosphere, only visible during a total solar eclipse.
What is the corona?
What is mars?
What are mars and Jupiter?
What is 4?
This dwarf planet has recently discovered rings that break the laws of space
What is Quaoar?
The sun makes energy through this process, combining hydrogen into helium
What is nuclear fission
These are the four inner planets collectively called
What are the terrestrial planets?
These two groups of asteroids share jupiter’s orbit, leading and trailing it.
What are the trojans and Greeks?
This planet is tilted 98 degrees, effectively rolling on its side
What is Uranus?
This dwarf planet is elongated because it spins incredibly fast, once every ~4 hours
What is Haumea?
What color is the sun?
What is white?
This planet has the slowest rotation, with a day longer than its year
What is Venus?
there are around this many asteroids in the belt
What are 1-2 million?
This planet has the fastest winds in the solar system
What is Neptune?
This dwarf planet is one of the farthest objects in the solar system, taking over 10,000 years to orbit the sun
What is Sedna?