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Solar System
Inner Planets
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which dwarf planet is found in the Asteroid Belt? | Ceres |
| Which planet is the smallest inner planet? | Mercury |
| What can be found between Mars and Jupiter? | Asteroid Belt |
| Name the two moons of Mars. | Phobos & Deimos |
| What is found in the center of the Solar System? | Sun |
| Which planet is known as the Red Planet? | Mars |
| Which planet is the hottest because of its clouds? | Venus |
| Which planet is known as Earth's twin? | Venus |
| Which planet is the closest to the Sun? | Mercury |
| Which planet is known as the Water Planet (Blue Planet)? | Earth |
| Which is the largest inner planet? | Earth |
| This is the hardest and hottest part of the Earth | core |
| This is where the oceans and continents are found on Earth. | crust |
| This is a thick layer of hot and rocky Earth | mantle |
| How much of the Earth is water? | 3/4 or 75% |
| What makes up our Solar System? | Sun and all bodies that revolve around it |
| What is an orbit or revolution? | the path of an object around another |
| What is rotation? | the spinning of an object on its axis |
| What is caused by Earth's rotation? | day and night |
| What controls Earth's seasons? | tilt of axis |
| First planet from the sun. | Mercury |
| Second planet from the sun. | Venus |
| Third planet from the sun. | Earth |
| Fourth planet from the sun | Mars |
| Which direction does the Earth rotate? | Counter clockwise |
| The sun appears to rise in the _______ and set in the ________ | Rise in the East and set in the West |
| We are closest to the sun in which season? | Winter |
| We are furthest from the sun in which season? | Summer |
| One Earth rotation is equal to | 24 hours or 1 day |
| One Earth revolution is equal to | 365 1/4 days or 12 months or 1 year |
| How far does Earth tilt on its axis? | 23.5 degrees |
| What does rotation control? | Night and day |
| What does the tilt of the Earth controls? | Seasons |
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