The Planets and the Solar System
What is the great dark spot?
A hurricane-like storm that orbits around Neptune.
What is a galaxy?
A system of dust, stars, planets, and gases that is held together by gravity.
What is the universe
All of space and everything inside it.
What is the asteroid belt?
An area of asteroids that orbits the solar system between Mars and Jupiter.
What is a dwarf planet?
An object in space that is similar to a planet, but is too small to be called a planet
What is a space probe?
An object or robot sent into space to study objects in space.
What is the word to describe someone who studies space?
Astronomer
What are holes that are on the surface of the planets and some moons, which are caused by meteorites?
Craters
Why is life able to survive on Earth but no other planet
Earth has water, oxygen and an atmosphere.
Why is gravity useful in space?
Gravity keeps everything in orbit around the sun?
What are the rings of planets usually made up of?
Ice and rocks
Which planet has a great red spot?
Jupiter
Which planet has the most moons and is the biggest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
Which planets are the gas giants?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Which planet has two moons, is red in color because it has iron in its rocks and soil, and has dust storms that orbit the planet?
Mars
Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"
Mars
Which planet is very hot during the day and cold at night?
Mercury
What is the correct order of all the planets in the solar system?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Which planets are the rocky planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky Way
Which planet has a 'great dark spot'?
Neptune
Which planet takes the longest to rotate around the sun and therefore, has the longest year?
Neptune
Which planet is a dwarf planet?
Pluto
Why is Pluto called a dwarf planet today?
Pluto is smaller and has an orbit that is shaped differently than the other planets.
What is the name of the tool a scientist uses to study space?
Telescope
Why is Mercury so hot during the day and so cold at night?
The atmosphere cannot trap in the heat.
What is gravity?
The force that holds everything in space together and that keeps us down on earth.
How does the size of the rocky planets compare to the size of the gas giants?
The rocky planets are smaller and the gas giants are much bigger.
What is the word we use to describe the sun, the planets, moons, dwarf planets, and asteroids.
The solar system
Which planet rotates on its side?
Uranus