Inner Planets
How many inner planets are there? Which ones are they?
4 inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
How many outer planets are there? Which ones are the outer planets?
4 outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What are the phases of the moon?
New moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waxing Crescent
What is a comet?
Comets are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust
All the inner planets have moons. True or False?
False, only Earth and Mars have moons.
Which planet is the largest?
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system
The Moon is the Earth’s only natural satellite. True or False?
True, the Moon is the Earth’s only natural satellite
What is a meteor?
A meteor is a space rock or meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere
Which planets are believed had or has life?
Earth and Mars are believed had or has life.
What are outer planets usually called or nicknamed as?
gas giants, ice giants, jovian planets ,or outer planets
The Sun is the largest star. True or False?
False, there are other stars that are larger than the Sun.
Where do comets come from?
Comets mainly come from the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud
What are inner planets usually called or nicknamed as?
terrestrial planets, inner planets
How many moons do the outer planets have altogether?
168 moons altogether
What is the name of the largest star?
What are meteor showers?
The appearance of a lot of meteors occurring in the same part of the sky over a period of time is called meteor shower.