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Y5 - Solar system #1

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  • How many planets in our Solar System have rings? What are they?
    There are 4 planets that have rings and they’re all gas giants: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
  • What are the 3 planets closest to the sun?
    Mercury, Venus and Earth
  • The Sun is over _____ million miles away from the Earth.
    90
  • How many planets are there in the Solar System?
    There are eight.
  • How many moons does Earth have?
    It has only one moon.
  • The solar system is over _____ billion years old.
    4.6
  • It takes the Earth _____ days to complete one orbit of the Sun. We call this a year.
    365
  • What is the hottest planet in our Solar System?
    Venus
  • What planet is closest to the sun?
    Mercury
  • True or false: The sun is a type of moon.
    False! It's a star.
  • We live on planet _____. It's also known as the _____ planet.
    Earth / blue
  • What is the largest planet in the Solar System?
    Jupiter
  • Name the 2nd biggest planet in our solar system.
    Saturn
  • What former planet was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006?
    Pluto
  • What planets are known as twins?
    Uranus and Neptune.
  • What are the gas giants?
    Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
  • What planet is called "the red planet"?
    Mars
  • Which planet is the fourth planet from the sun?
    Mars
  • Complete the sentence: _____ _____ are huge planets made mostly of gases, like hydrogen and helium, instead of rock or solid ground.
    Gas giants
  • What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
    Mercury
  • Which is the only planet that has liquid water?
    Earth
  • Earth is covered by _____% of water and _____% of land.
    70% / 30%
  • As well as Pluto, the other _____ _____ in our Solar System are called Ceres, Eris, Makemake and Haumea.
    dwarf planets