Post on 27-Mar-2015
How well do youknow your
solar system?
1
What is in the center of our
Solar System?
The Sun!
2
Which planet isknown as
“Earth’s Twin”?
Venus!
3
Which planet hasa moon named
Charon?
Pluto!
4
Which planet isthe largest planet
in our Solar System?
Jupiter!
5
Which planet isknown as
“Neptune’s Twin”?
Uranus!
6
Which astronautwas the first
American woman toorbit the Earth?
Sally Ride!
7
What can be foundbetween the orbitsof Mars and Jupiter?
The Asteroid Belt!
8
Which planet isknown as the
“Ringed Planet”?
Saturn!
9
Which planet has2 potato-shapedmoons named
Phobos and Deimos?
Mars!
10
Which planet isclosest to the Sun?
Mercury!
11
What object in our Solar System
is really just amedium size star?
The Sun!
12
Which planet isknown as the“Blue Planet”?
Neptune!
13
Which spacecraftlaunched in January
of 2006, and headed to visit Pluto?
New Horizon!
14
Who became the first person to setfoot on the moon?
Neil Armstrong!
15
Which planet isknown as the
“Water Planet”?
Earth!
16
What is Earth’sonly satellite?
It has no air andno weather!
The Moon!
17
Which planet rotatesside ways as it
revolves aroundthe Sun?
Uranus!
18
Which space probe has aspecial telescope and
camera and is orbiting far above Earth?
Hubble Space Station!
19
Which is the hottestplanet because of
its poisonous clouds?
Venus!
20
Which planet is thefifth largest planet
in our Solar System?
Earth!
21
Which planet isabout the same
size as our moon?
Mercury!
22
Which planet has ahuge hurricane-like
storm called the“Great Red Spot”?
Jupiter!
23
Who walked on the moonduring his 2nd flight into space and hit 2
golf balls on the moon?
Alan Shepard!
24
Which planet has amoon named Tritonthat orbits oppositeof the other moons?
Neptune!
25
Which planet isthe second largest
planet in ourSolar System?
Saturn!
26
Who became thefirst American toorbit the Earth?
John Glenn!
27
Which planet isknown as the“Red Planet”?
Mars!
28
What is thebiggest object in
our Solar System?
The Sun!
29
Which space projectwill take 88 space
flights to assemble?
The InternationalSpace Station!
30
Which planet takes365 days to orbitthe Sun one time?
Earth!
31
Which planet wasdowngraded and
re-designated as a“dwarf” planet?
Pluto!
32
Who flew into spaceas an older person
to researchweightlessness?
John Glenn!
33
Which planet takes248 Earth years to
orbit the Sun?
Pluto!
34
Which planet isalmost the same
size as Earth?
Venus!
35
Which planet is the third closest
to the Sun?
Earth!
36
Who made the famousquote, “That’s one smallstep for man, one giant
leap for mankind.”?
Neil Armstrong!
37
Which space objectchanges phases asit revolves around
the Earth?
The Moon!
38
Which planet hasdirt that contains
clay which isrich in iron?
Mars!
39
What provides ourplanet with
heat and light?
The Sun!
40
Which planet takes24 hours to rotate
one complete turn?
Earth!
41
When is your TEST on
the Solar System?
Friday!
Make sureyou study yourplanet book and
Study Guide notes!