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Name each of the four 'terrestrial planets'.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
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Which is the biggest of the gas giants?
What is Jupiter.
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Between which two planets is the 'Asteroid Belt'?
What is Mars and Jupiter.
100
What is Earth's Satellite called?
What is the Moon.
100
Which object in the solar system is sometimes known as 'Planet X'?
What is Pluto.
200
Which planet is known as Earth's twin, or sister?
What is Venus
200
Which of the gas giants neighbours Jupiter?
What is Saturn.
200
What material do asteroids mostly consist of? a) ice b) gas c) rock
What is rock.
200
Name one of Mars' satellites.
What is Phobos or Deimos.
200
Which type of objects make up the Kuiper Belt? a) asteroids b) comets c) satellites
What is asteroids.
300
Which is the smallest terrestrial planet?
What is Mercury.
300
Which gas giant is furthest from the sun.
What is Neptune.
300
The fuzzy, gaseous component of a comet’s head is known as what?
What is 'Coma'.
300
Around which planet does Europa orbit?
What is Jupiter.
300
How long is Earth's orbital period?
What is 365 days.
400
Which terrestrial planet has the thickest atmosphere?
What is Venus.
400
Which planet is known as the windy planet?
What is Neptune.
400
Which famous comet has an orbital period of 76 years?
What is Halley's comet.
400
Around which planet does Titan orbit.
What is Saturn.
400
Who was the second man to walk on the Moon?
What is Buzz Aldrin.
500
Which terrestrial planet has the longest orbital period?
What is Mars.
500
Which planet has the most satellites?
What is Jupiter (63)
500
Objects in the Asteroid belt have orbital periods of how many years?
What is 3 - 6 years (approximately).
500
Which satellite is thought to have huge oceans that possibly harbour life?
What is Europa.
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Name Jupiter's largest moon.
What is Ganymede.