Our Solar System - 8 planets of our solar system

Question 1

Name all the planets in order starting from the one closest to the Sun

Answer 1

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

Question 2

What are the 4 inner planets known as?

Answer 2

The inner, rocky planets

Question 3

What are the 4 outer planets known as?

Answer 3

gas giants

Question 4

which planet is the hottest?

Answer 4

Venus

Question 5

On which planet do scientists think there might have been water long ago? Why?

Answer 5

Mars, because there are valleys on the surface which look like they have been made by water erosion

Question 6

which planet has a story surface?

Answer 6

Neptune

Question 7

Venus has an atmosphere like Earth, but we would not be able to breathe there. What gases make up the atmosphere on Venus?

Answer 7

Carbion dioxide
sulphuric acid

Question 8

Mercury is the closest to the sun, but Venus is hotter than Mercury, why?

Answer 8

Because of the dense atmosphere of Venus which acts like a greenhouse and traps the sun’s energy in the atmosphere

Question 9

Which is the biggest planet in our solar system? What colour is it?

Answer 9

Jupiter, pink-brown

Question 10

which planet is blue-green in colour?

Answer 10

Uranus

Question 11

Saturn has rings around it. What are these rings made of?

Answer 11

rocks