The Sun
This planet is closest to the Sun
What is Mercury?
The study of the structure and the physical history of the Earth is called this
What is Geology?
This is the largest planet in the Solar System
What is Jupiter?
Our Solar System has this many planets.
What is 8?
This is what we call all of space and time
Daily Double!
This is approximately how long it takes sunlight to reach the Earth
What is 8 minutes?
The Earth, unlike the outer gaseous planets, is primarily composed from this material
What is rock and/or metal?
According to average temperature, this is the hottest planet in the Solar System
What is Venus?
Our Solar System is located in this galaxy
What is the Milky Way?
This is the common name for the beginning of the Universe as we know it
What is the Big Bang?
This is approximately how many Earth would fit inside the Sun
What is one million?
The surface of the Earth is broken up into pieces, called this
What are (tectonic) plates?
In addition to Saturn, this planet also has ring
This separates Mars from Jupiter and contains one dwarf planet
What is the asteroid belt?
Daily Double!
This is the type of object found at the center of most (if not all) galaxies, including our own Milky Way
What is a Black Hole?
Inside its core, the sun smashes together this element from the periodic table.
What is hydrogen?
The is the approximate age of the Earth
What is 5 billion years old?
Daily Double!
This is the smallest of the 8 major planets in the Solar System
What is Mercury?
This region of the Solar System, where Pluto is located, lays beyond the orbit of Neptune
What is the Kuiper Belt?
This is the approximate age of the universe
What is 14 billion years old?
The sun is informally called this type of star
What is a yellow dwarf?
The surface of the Earth is primary composed of these two types of rock? (Name one)
What are granite and basalt?
This planet rotates on it's side
What is Uranus?
This is the outer boundary of our Solar System
What is the Oort Cloud?
This is what forms after a small star dies
What is white dwarf star?