Solar System

Question 1

The eight planets in order are

Answer 1

Mercury venus earth mars jupiter saturn uranus neptune

Question 2

Pluto was discovered by

Answer 2

Clyde Tombaugh

Question 3

Pluto was demoted from its planetary status in

Answer 3

2006

Question 4

The sun has an average surface temp of

Answer 4

6000•C

Question 5

Mercury revolves around the sun in and its distance is

Answer 5

88days and 57.6Million km

Question 6

Venus is often regarded as the

Answer 6

Earth twin

Question 7

Earth distance from the sun is

Answer 7

148Million Km

Question 8

The distance between the earth and the moon is

Answer 8

389,629

Question 9

The earth has a diameter of and a polar diameter of

Answer 9

12,762 ,12722

Question 10

Jupiter has ___ satellites

Answer 10

12

Question 11

The moon revolves round the earth

Answer 11

Every 28days

Question 12

Earths spherity was proved by ___ in ____

Answer 12

Ferdinand megelland

Question 13

The earth rotates at angle to its axis

Answer 13

23 .1/2

Question 14

The land of the midnight sun is

Answer 14

The northern hemisphere during June 21

Question 15

Summer solstice is and winter solstice is

Answer 15

Dec.22 and June 21

Question 16

March 21 is___ while September 23__

Answer 16

Spring equinox and Autumn equinox

Question 17

A phenomenon where the outer part of earth is not covered but the centre is shadowed is called

Answer 17

Annular eclipse

Question 18

Lines of latitude are called while longitude are called

Answer 18

Parallels,Meridians

Question 19

A line that divides the earth into 2 equal halves is the

Answer 19

Great circle

Question 20

The only line of latitude thats a great circle is the

Answer 20

Equator

Question 21

A small circle is a line

Answer 21

That does not divide the earth into 2 equal halves

Question 22

Great circle is used on a

Answer 22

Long distance journey

Question 23

Small circle is used on a

Answer 23

Short distance journey

Question 24

The international dateline is where

Answer 24

The date changes by exactly 1 day when its crossed located on the both sides of 180•C

Question 25

The time generally adopted by a country is its

Answer 25

Standard time

Question 26

The world is split into how many time zonez

Answer 26

24

Question 27

The top part of the lithosphere is the

Answer 27

Sial(density 2.7) ,and the bottom is the sima(3.0

Question 28

The main mineral in the mesosphere is the

Answer 28

Olivine (Additional info:it has density 3.3,and its dense)

Question 29

The core has a temp of about

Answer 29

2000• c(info:the mantle is 290km thick and the core has a radius of 3,476