Planets
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Which planet has the most famous rings?
Saturn
What planet is nicknamed the “Morning Star” and “Evening Star”?
Venus
How long does sunlight take to reach Earth?
8 minutes
What is the name of the dwarf planet once considered the ninth planet?
The Red Planet is another name for?
Mars
Mars has how many moons?
Two!(Phobos & Deimos)
What planet has a giant storm called the Great Red Spot?
How long is a year on Neptune compared to Earth?
165 Earth years
What is the asteroid belt located between?
Mars & Jupiter
Which planet spins on its side?
Uranus
What is the largest moon in the solar system?
Ganymede, Jupiter
What planet rains diamonds?
Neptune and Uranus
Which planet takes about 84 Earth years to orbit the Sun?
Uranus
Which two planets are called the “ice giants”?
Uranus & Neptune
Which planet is the hottest in the Solar System?
Venus
Which planet has the most moons?
Jupiter, 95+ confirmed
What’s the name of the largest volcano in the solar system?
Olympus Mons, Mars
What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury
Which dwarf planet is the largest in the asteroid belt?
Ceres
Which planet has a day longer than its year?
Venus
Which planet has a hexagon-shaped storm at its north pole?
Saturn
Which planet has the fastest rotation (shortest day)?
(Jupiter with 10 hours)
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
Which spacecraft was the first to fly past Pluto in 2015?
New Horizons