You are now a planet detective!
Use the websites below to help you answer the questions.
What does the sun provide for Earth?
What is the sun made up of?
What is the location of the sun in the solar system?
What is the average distance of the Earth from the sun?
The sun is one of how many stars in the Milky Way Galaxy?
Mercury is about the size of what?
How would you describe Mercury’s atmosphere?
What two things caused Mercury’s holes on its surface?
How did Mercury get its name?
What time of day can Mercury be viewed by people on Earth?
What is another name for Venus?
What is Venus almost the same size as?
What causes Venus to be so hot?
What makes Venus unusual compared to the other planets?
What can you find on Venus that you can also find on Earth?
Seventy percent of Earth’s surface is covered by what?
Earth is what planet from the sun?
Why is the atmosphere so important to us?
How long does it take for the Earth to go around the Sun one time
Earth’s planet is not up and down, but what?
What is the temperature like on Mars?
What did we send to Mars to perform experiments on the dirt and atmosphere?
What did the space probes find out about the dirt on Mars?
What are the names of Mars' two moons?
What do scientists think that Mars' moons once were?
Jupiter is so large that you can fit what inside of it?
What two gases is this planet mostly made of?
What is the largest swirling area of gas called in Jupiter's atmosphere?
Scientists believe that the Great Red Spot is what?
How many moons does Jupiter have?
What is Saturn's nickname?
What are Saturn's rings made out of?
How many moons does Saturn have?
Since Saturn spins so rapidly on its axis, what happens at the equator?
How many Earth sized planets can fit inside Uranus?
What is unique about how Uranus is tilted on its axis?
What gives Uranus its blue-green color?
How many rings does Uranus have?
How many moons does Uranus have?
What is the temperature like on Neptune?
How are Neptune and Uranus alike?
How fast does Neptune's wind blow in its atmosphere?
Which moon orbits the opposite way of the other moons?
What do astronomers believe are the large dark circles on its surface?
What are the names of Pluto's three moons?
What is unusual about Pluto's orbit?
In 2006, astronomers re-classified Pluto as what?
While Pluto is closer to the sun, it has a what?