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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. How can we remember the order of the planets? | My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos. M for Mercury, V for Venus, E for Earth, M for Mars, J for Jupiter, S for Saturn, U for Uranus, and N for Neptune. |
| 2. What are the Inner Planets? | The 4 planets closest to the Sun. |
| 3. What do the Inner Planets have in common? | They are all terrestrial. |
| 4. What is Mars also known as? | The Red Planet. |
| 5. What are the Outer Planets? | The 4 planets furthest from the Sun. |
| 6. What are the Outer Planets made of? | They are made of gas and all have ring systems. |
| 7. What is our largest planet? | Our largest planet is Jupiter with a Big Red Spot on it which is actually a storm. |
| 8. What separates the Inner Planets from the Outer Planets? | The asteroid belt. |
| 9. Where is the Sun located? | The Sun is located at the center of our Solar System. |
| 10. What galaxy do we live in? | We live in the Milky Way Galaxy. |
| 11. What other types of planets do we have in our Solar System? | We also have dwarf planets such as Pluto. |
| 12. Why does the Sun look like the largest star in our sky? | It looks like the largest star because it is the closest star to Earth. |
| 13. What do all 8 planets plus the dwarf planets all have in common? | They all orbit the Sun. |
| 14. As technology changes it lets learn more about what? | It allows us to learn more about space. |