Wednesday 14 October 2009

Solar System Quiz


Use the Enchanted Learning Website to answer these solar system questions. 10 House Points to first person with all the correct answers.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/


1. How many planets and dwarf planets are in our Solar System?
2. Which planet or dwarf planet is nearest the Sun?
3. Which planet or dwarf planet is farthest from the Sun?
4. Which planet is the biggest?
5. Which planet has the biggest, most easily-seen rings orbiting it?
6. What is the name of the group of objects that orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter?
7. What is at the center of our Solar System?
8. Are the inner planets made of rock or gas?
9. What are the icy objects with huge tails that orbit the Sun?



10. Which planet is called the "red planet"?

8 comments:

Lydia said...

1. Nine
2. Mercury
3. Pluto
4. Jupiter
5. Saturn
6. Asteroids
7. Sun
8. Rock
9. Comets
10. Mars

Anna said...

1.Dwarf planets-5
planets-9

2. Planet-Mercury
Dwarf planet-Ceres(Ceres is the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter)
3.Dwarf planet-Pluto
Planet-Neptune

4.Jupiter

5.Saturn

6.asteroid belt

7.Sun

8.Rocks

9.comets

10.Planet Mars

Mr Gray said...

Thanks Lydia and Anna for your answers.
Answers revealed next Wednesday.

ADAM CRAWFORD said...

hey guys I found this cool fact about the titanic: supersticios people think that the titanic sank because its hold contained a cursed mummy being transported to a museum in america.some people think it was the mummys revenge on the people who opened its box.

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooops!!!!
I put it in the wrong section!

doh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

s-j said...

1.there are 9 planets.
2.Mercury
3.Pluto
4.Jupiter
5.Saturn
6.Asteroid belt
7.the sun
8.rock
9.comets
10.Mars

Mr Gray said...

well done s-j for entering.
you will find out next Wednesday if you're correct.

great fact adam, wrong section!

rebekah c said...

1. 9
2. mercury
3. neptune
4. jupiter
5. saturn
6. asteroids
7.the sun
8. rock
9.comets
10.mars

rebekah c said...

change my first answer to 9 planets and at least five dwarf planets please and thank you