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The moon Titan orbits what planet?
saturn
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Now that Pluto is no longer included, how many planets are there in the Solar System?
8
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What is the Sun?
a star
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What is the Milky Way?
galaxy
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The chemical element uranium was named after what planet?
planet Uranus
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The Galilean moons orbit what planet?
The Galilean moons are the four largest moons of Jupiter—Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. They were discovered by Galileo Galilei around January 1610 and were the first group of objects found to orbit another planet.
200
What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
mercury
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What is the Sun made of?
hot gases
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How far is the Sun from the centre of the Milky Way?
26000 light years
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What planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun?
pluto; even though not considered a planet anymore
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Triton is the largest moon of what planet?
neptune
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What is the largest planet in the Solar System?
jupiter
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How big is the Sun?
HUGE
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What is the centre of the Milky Way called?
Galactic Centre
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What is the second smallest planet in the solar system?
pluto
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what is the moon?
a satellite
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What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
venus; because of the greenhouse effect
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How old is the Sun?
The Sun is about 4 1/2 billion years old
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What is the length of the diameter of the Milky Way?
100000 light years
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True or false? Neptune is larger than Saturn.
false
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How many Moons would fit inside the Earth?
49
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The sixth planet from the Sun features an extensive ring system, what is the name of this planet?
saturn
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How hot is the Sun?
The middle of the Sun is at least 10 million degrees.The “surface” of the Sun (what we see) is only 5800 degrees.
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Which part of the Milky Way contains the oldest stars?
Halo