The Solar System

Question 1

How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?

Accepted Answer

365 days

Question 2

Everything in the solar system revolves around ________.

Accepted Answer

The Sun

Question 3

What year did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon?

Accepted Answer

1969 on Apollo 11

Question 4

My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos is a mnemonic device that helps to...

Accepted Answer

remember the order of the planets from sun

Question 5

What planet is closest to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 6

True or False: The moon has light of its own.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Which planet is known as the 'Goldilocks Planet'?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 8

Which is the largest planet in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 9

Why does the moon look different at different times of the month?

Accepted Answer

We see parts of the moon that are lit from the sun.

Question 10

What causes the planets to orbit the sun?

Accepted Answer

the pull of the sun's gravity

Question 11

How long does it take the earth to fully spin on its axis?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Question 12

What are the layers of protective gases that surround earth called?

Accepted Answer

atmosphere

Question 13

What planet was downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Questions 13