solar system

Planet

orbits the sun is massive enough to be nearly spherical

Dwarf planet

orbits the sun which is nearly spherical in shape and has orbital paths with other objects

Asteroid

a small rocky object that orbits the sun and located between Mars and Jupiter

Comet

a small rocky and icy objects that orbits the sun and the ice melts and the water forms a “tail”

Moon

is a natural satellite that orbits another object beside a star

Metor

is a streak of light created by a meteoroid

Meteoroid

small rocky particals that move through space and produces meteors

how far away is the sun

93-million miles

what is the hottest planet

venus

how many stars are in our solar system

one the sun

Name all of the planets people have walked on 

earth is the planet

what does a Mars Rover do

drive around and take pictures of mars

Name all of the moons Mars has

mars has 2 moons Phobos and Deimos

what is Jupiter big red spot

a huge wind storm

Name all the planets that have rings

Saturn, Jupiter,Uranus,Neptune

name all four “Gas Giants”

Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

what is the coldest planet in our solar system

Uranus

how fast do winds blow on Neptune wind storm

three times as fast as the earth

why isn’t Pluto considered a planet any more

scientist said it was too small to be a “real” planet

Name all five dwarf planets in our solar system

Pluto, Creres, Haumea, Makemake and Elis

How long does it take light to travel from the Sun to the Earth

8 Minutes

Pluto’s three moons

Charon,Nix and 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

1972