Fun and the Sun
This is the center of the sun
What is the Core?
This is the second planet from the sun
What is Venus?
This planet is 2.5 more massive than all the other planets combined
What is Jupiter?
These are in a belt in-between Mars and Jupiter
What are astroids?
This is a condition necessary for life to exist on other planets-- what is Porridge anyway?
What are the "Goldilocks" conditions?
This is the visible surface of the sun, not a round picture!
The four inner planets are all called this, as they are dense and have rocky surfaces
What is terrestrial?
The first four outer planets are often referred to as this, as they are large and don't have solid surfaces
These are commonly known as shooting stars and are made of rock.
What is a Meteor?
This planet, on average, is the hottest in our solar system
What is Venus?
These look like freckles on the sun and are caused by cool spots on the sun's surface
What are sunspots?
Mars has this many moons
What is two?
Though its now considered a dwarf planet, it will always be #9 for Mr. Canale!
This is the part of a comet that can stretch for more than 100 million kilometers long!
What is the tail?
This is the largest moon in our solar system
What is Ganymede?
Solar wind can cause particles to form colors in the sky. There is a borealis and an australis
What are auroras (or the Northern Lights)?
This planet is the largest of the four inner planets
What is Earth?
Though Saturn is the most famous example, all of the outer planets have these, which are made of ice and rock
What are rings?
This is a depression in the ground caused by the impact of a meteorite
What is a crater?
This moon may be the most likely to potentially support life as it may have liquid water under it's icy surface
What is Europa?
This is the process that powers the sun and it takes place in the core
What is nuclear fusion?
What is sulfuric acid?
This planet is unusual in that it rotates from north to south, not east to west
What is Uranus?
This is the most famous comet-- it passes by Earth every 86 years (2061 is coming soon!)
What is Halley's Comet?
What is Charon?