what is the name of the galaxy we live in? a) snickers b) twix c) milky way d) kit-kat
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What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
a) Snickersb) Twix
c) Milky Wayd) Kit-Kat
How many planets are there in our solar system?
a) 4
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
Remember…Pluto is not a planet, he’s a
dwarf
What is the largest object and the center of the solar system?
a) Sun
b) Ceres
c) Moon
d) Comets
What planet is called the Red Planet?
a) Mercuryb) Jupiter
c) Mars
d) Saturn
Which is the largest planetin the solar system?
a) Earth
b) Jupiter
c) Venus
d) Saturn
Which planet is known for its many large rings?
a) Neptuneb) Jupiter
c) Mercuryd) Saturn
What objects are called dirty snowballs?
a) Asteroidsb) Stars
c) Comets
d) moons
What objects fill the sky and there are more then 100 billion
of them?a)
Asteroidsb) Stars
c) Comets
d) moons
What is the only planet that has humans or animals on it
(where we live)?a) Mars
b) Earth
c) Venus
d) Jupiter
Which planet is the brightest?
a) Mars
b) Earth
c) Venus
d) Uranus
Where is the highest volcano/mountain
(Olympus Mons) located? a) Mars
b) Earth
c) Venus
d) Pluto
Which is the smallest planet?
a) Mercury
b) Neptunec) Venus
d) Pluto
What objects are in an orbit between Mars and Jupiter, in a
“belt”? a)
Asteroidsb) Cometsc) Stars
d) Meteors
What is the lazy planet, that spins on its side?
a) Uranus
b) Neptunec) Mercuryd) Pluto
Which planet has a giant storm called “The Giant Red Spot?”
a) Uranus
b) Jupiter
c) Venus
d) Sun
Which planet has a moon named Luna orbiting around it?
a) Earth
b) Jupiter
c) Venus
d) Pluto
Which planet has the largest canyon on it?
a) Earth
b) Mars
c) Venus
d) Pluto
What Planet is this?
What’s a “shooting star” called when it starts burning through Earth’s
atmosphere?a) comets
b) Moon rocksc) asteroidsd) meteor
What object is this?
What’s
in our univer
se?“Milky Way Galaxy”
Our Solar System
STARS
-are big balls of plasma
-there are more then 100 billion in our galaxy
Comets• They are like
“dirty snowballs”
• Made of rock and ice
• Form tails when they get close to the sun
“Shooting or Falling Stars”
They are not actually stars at all, they are pieces of meteoroids (dust and rock) falling into Earth’s atmosphere turn into Meteors and start burning up
Meteor Showers are from Earth running into the tail of a comet
If any pieces hit the ground, they are called meteorites
Sun: King Sol• the Largest object in our solar system
• is a medium sized star
• a million earths could fit inside the sun
•It’s not on fire, but it glows
MercuryMercury:The Crater Planet
•The most extreme planet & not for visiting• sunny side is burning hot• dark side is freezing cold+ there is no air on Mercury
•Closest to the sun
It is covered in craters, mountains and rocks
Venus: The Hostile Planet
• Lots of volcanoes, venusquakes, mountains, valleys
• Earth’s sister planet
• Extremely HOT for any kind of life to survive on its surface, it’s covered in poisonous clouds
• You can see it at night with just your own eye because it shines so bright
Earth: Our Planet
• 3/4 of Earth’s surface is covered by water
•Is very unique and an oasis of life-the only planet to support life
•Our temperature, weather, and atmosphere are set just right to keep us alive
• there is about 7 billion humans on Earth
-also there are animals, plants
•Earth has one moon, named Luna
Luna: Earth’s Moon
• It orbits Earth• It is very rocky and
covered with dirt
Mars: The Red Planet• Mars is red because of the soil (kind of rusts) “RUSTY”
• Olympus Mons – highest volcano in our solar system
• Valles Marinaris – the deepest and widest canyon in our solar system
• Mars’ atmosphere is most like ours here on Earth
Asteroids• Big rocks found in our solar system
• A ring of them are in an orbit between Mars and Jupiter called:
The Asteroid Belt
The biggest is Ceres: size of Texas
*Largest planet in the solar system
-if you weighed 70 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 185 lbs on Jupiter
The Giant Red Spot is actually a giant storm that has been raging for 300 years – it’s like a super hurricane (storm is as big as 2 earths)
-no solid surface, entire planet is an ocean
JupiterThe Giant Planet
Saturn *The 2nd biggest, but the lightest
*The Planet with rings
*Rings are almost 200,000 miles wide, but less thick then the length of a football field
*helium sky melts into a liquid chemical ocean
Uranus:The Lazy Planet
has lots of clouds, and it might be a huge ocean
has a few rings like Saturn
spins completely on its side
NEPTUNE
Has a giant storm, like Jupiter, called the The Great Dark Spot
Its most like Uranus
PLUTO: The Dwarf PlanetThe smallest planet
it’s not a real “planet” anymore
It takes 248 years to go one time around the sun
Mnemonic Phrases:Remembering the Order of the Planets
Mercury My Many My Mother
Venus Very Very Vicious Veronica
Earth Educated Elderly Earthworm Enjoyed
Mars Mother Men Might My
Jupiter Just Just Just Jam
Saturn Served Snooze Swallow Sandwich
Uranus Us Under Us Under
Neptune Nachos / Noodles Newspapers Now Neptune
Contributed by: Ahmet Kilinc Rebecca Draper Joel Schwartz Annie and
Becky
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