Planets & The Solar System

A chunk of ice and dust that orbits around the sun is called a:

How many planets do we have in our solar system?

This is the eighth and furthest planet from the sun.

The amount of time it takes for a planet to complete 1 full rotation is 1 ______ on that planet

The sixth planet from the sun and the second largest planet in the solar system. It has 7 rings made of ice and rocks.

Uranus is very smelly. Chemicals in the clouds of Uranus make it smell like rotten eggs

Venus is dark cold and windy and is the windiest planet since it is so far from the sun

The fourth planet from the sun and is sometimes called the red planet. Scientists think it was once more like earth.

Jupiter has a large red spot. What is happening in that red spot?

A large, round object that travels around a star is called a:

A giant coloud of dust and gas is called a:

The fifth planet from the sun and the largest in our solar system. It has 79 moons and is one of the gas planets

The third planet from the sun, and is home to millions of different living things. It is the only planet with water

Mars is called the red planet because it has rusty ______ in its soil

Chunks of rock and metal that orbit around the sun are called

Neptune was the first planet discovered using math

the sun is a:

Earth is just the right distance from the sun to support life. It's not too hot, not too cold. Scientists call this the:

We used to believe that Pluto was a planet but it isn't. It is actually a:

Both Uranus and Neptune are made up of very cold liquid gases like methane. This is what gives them their REDISH color

This planet is the closest to the sun and is the smallest

The amount of time it takes a planet to make 1 full orbit around the sun is a ______ for that planet

while each planet is orbiting around the sun, it is also slowly spinning. This is called:

the big oval path every planet in our solar system uses to travel around the sun is called an:

Comets are sometimes described at "dirty snowballs"

this is the second planet from the sun and is the brightest planet in the sky. It is also the hottest

The seventh planet from the sun with 13 faint rings. It rotates backwards and on its side. It is one of the ice giants