Solar System Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger hunt

How far away is the sun from earth 

93 million miles away

What is the hottest planet

hot Venus

What planet has the most volcanoes

Volcanoes Venus

How many stars are in our solar system

1 star

Name all of the planets people have walked on

Earth

What does a mars rover do

Drives around the surface of Mars and takes pictures to send them back as data

Name all of mars moons

Phobos and Deimos

What is Jupiter's great red spot

a huge wind storm

Name all the planets that have rings

Saturn Jupiter Neptune and Uranus

Name all four gas giants 

Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune 

What is the coldest planet in our solar system

Uranus

How fast do winds blow on Neptune's wind storms

three times as fast as hurricanes

Why isn't Pluto considered a planet anymore

because scientists thought it was to small to be a planet

Name all five dwarf planets in our solar system

Pluto Ceres haumea makemake and eris

How long does it take for light to travel from the sun to earth

8 minutes

Name plutos 3 moons

Charon, Nix, Hydra

What were the names of the first two people to walk on the moon

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

When was the last time someone walked on the moon 

in 1972