Planets

Question 1

Name the 7 planets in our Solar System?

Answer 1

Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune.

Question 2

Mercury

Answer 2

Smallest planet in the solar system. A year is only 88 days long.

Question 3

Venus

Answer 3

2nd brightest object in the night sky after the moon. 2nd largest terrestrial planet

Question 4

Earth

Answer 4

largest of the terrestrial planets. The only planet that was not named after a God and only planet where life exists.

Question 5

Mars

Answer 5

2nd smallest planet. Described as the ‘Red Planet’

Question 6

Jupiter

Answer 6

Largest planet. The Great Red Spot is a huge storm on Jupiter.
It has raged for at least 350 years. It is so large that three Earths could fit inside it.

Question 7

Saturn

Answer 7

2nd largest planet. Has a gas giant with an average radius of earth 9x.

Question 8

Uranus

Answer 8

3rd largest planet and 4th largest planetary mass. Uranus has two sets of very thin dark coloured rings.

Question 9

Neptune

Answer 9

It is the 4th largest planet by diameter. Neptune has a very active climate. Large storms occur and high-speed winds track around the planet are up to 600 meters per second.