Rocky
Gaseous
Which is it?
How in the World
Survivor
100
The order of the inner planets
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars?
100
Gas Giants in order from closest to furthest from the sun
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune?
100
The largest object in our solar system
What is the sun?
100
How in the World does Earth keep warm enough for life at night?
What is the trapping of heat, or the greenhouse effect.
100
Name a contestant that came from Maine?
What is Dan Foley OR Robert Crowley OR Zoe Zanidakis OR Julie Barry
200
3rd planet from the sun
What is Earth?
200
Largest planet in our solar system
What is Jupiter?
200
Which 2 planets contain methane?
What is uranus and neptune
200
How in the world is the average temperature for Mercury, the planet closest to the sun, colder than Venus?
Mercury has virtually no atmosphere, therefore cannot trap in the heat whereas Venus has more gravity and a thicker atmosphere trapping the heat (the greenhouse effect).
200
Name at least 1 of the 2 survivors that have appeared in 4 different seasons
Who is Rupert Boneheim and Rob Mariano
300
Three characteristics of terrestrial planets
What is small, rocky, & dense?
300
3 characteristics of Gas Giants
What is larger than Earth and made of gas?
300
The planet that rolls like a barrel...
What is uranus
300
How in the world do they know (think they know) that Mars once had liquid water?
What are canals on the planet prove that there was once flowing water.
300
In Pearl Islands what was the name of the chickens
What is breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
400
Earth's twin
What is Venus?
400
This is why All gas giants have thick atmospheres.
What is a strong gravitational pull that keeps gases from escaping into space
400
That planet that rotates clockwise?
What is Venus
400
Is Earth the only planet with WATER?
NO other planets have a form of water BUT Earth is the only planet with Liquid water
400
The first survivor winner?
Who is Richard Hatch?
500
Number of moons for each inner planet
Mercury 2 Earth 1
500
Which planet is known for its rings?
Saturn
500
Which planets rotate faster?
What is Gas Giants?
500
How in the world did they discover Neptune?
Neptune was discovered because of a mathematical prediction. Astronomers noted that Uranus wasn't following the path they expected. They hypothesized an unseen object was affecting its orbit. In 1846 they found Neptune.
500
The # of times Mrs Banaian has tried out for Survivor
What is 50?