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Planets
Other objects in the solar system
The Sun
The Solar System
Stars/ Galaxies
100
What are the 4 inner planets?
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
100
The large number of asteroids that lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is known as
What is asteroid belt
100
The sun is made mostly of two gases:
What is hydrogen and helium
100

Which is NOT and object found in our solar system?

A.  Planets

B.  Asteroids

C.  Comets

D.  Black holes

A Black hole

100

At the end of its life, a medium star like our Sun will become a _________.

White dwarf

200
What planet is the largest in the solar system
What is Jupiter
200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Huge loops of plasma erupting from the sun are called

Prominence

200
A dark area on the sun's surface that gives off less energy than the rest of the sun.
What is a sun spot
200
Large objects in space that orbit the sun
What is a planet
200

What galaxy is our solar system in?

Milky Way

300
What planet is the closest to the sun?
What is Mercury
300

A ball of ice, rock, frozen gases and dust that orbits the sun. When entering atmosphere and burning up have a white tail. 

What is a comet

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Name the Interior of the Sun from the inner to the outer

Core, Radiative Zone and Convection Zone

300

Our entire solar system holds together because of

Gravity

300

What is the atomic process that ignites a star?

Nuclear Fusion

400
What are the four outer planets?
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
400

What is another name for the inner planets?

Rocky planets

400

Name the Suns atmosphere from the outer to the inner.

Corona, Chromosphere and Photosphere 

400

What is another name for the outer planets?

Gas Giants

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

An intersteller cloud of gas and dust that can form stars is called a?

Nebula

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Name planets closest to the sun to farthest.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

500
A rocky object, smaller than a planet, that orbits a star.
What is an asteroid
500

Sudden eruptions of intense energy from the sun’s surface are

Solar Flares

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

The smallest object in our solar system

Meteoroids 

500

What are the three types of galaxies?

Irregular galaxy, Elliptical galaxy, and Spiral galaxy