5 Written Questions

1. enough to support a weather system that includes clouds and winds
2. Mercury
3. Mars
4. Earth
5. volcano (three times as tall as Mount Everest)

5 Matching Questions

1. What planet is 8th from the sun?
2. What planet is 2nd from the sun?
3. What planet is 9th from the sun?
4. How many earth days makes one orbit around the sun (1 YEAR) on Mars?
5. One day (complete rotation) for Venus is earths' ____ days.

1. a Neptune
2. b 687 Earth days
3. c Pluto
4. d Venus
5. e 243 days

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. true
   1. Venus spins in the opposite direction of 7 of the other planets. True or False?
   2. Olympus Mons is the biggest ________ in the solar system.
   3. How long would it take to get to Mars from earth?
   4. How many earth days makes one orbit around the sun (1 YEAR) on Mars?
2. Mercury and Jupiter and named Ganymede
   1. Jupiter rotates faster than any other planet...so fast that it's day is only how many earth hours long?
   2. Olympus Mons is the biggest ________ in the solar system.
   3. Jupiter is how many times larger than the earth?
   4. Jupiter has the biggest moon in the solar system. It's bigger than what 2 other planets, and what's the moon's name?
3. 12 Earth years
   1. How long would it take to get to Mars from earth?
   2. How long does it take for Jupiter to orbit around the sun (for it's 1 year)?
   3. What are Mars' temperatures near it's poles? Near it's equator?
   4. How many earth days makes one orbit around the sun (1 YEAR) on Mars?
4. Twins, because they are so close in size and distance.
   1. Venus and Earth are called what? Why?
   2. What planet is closest to the sun?
   3. What planet is 2nd from the sun?
   4. What planet is 3rd from the sun?
5. Rocks and Ice
   1. What is Saturns' rings made of ?
   2. What planet is 4th from the sun?
   3. What planet is 8th from the sun?
   4. What planet is 3rd from the sun?

5 True/False Questions

1. What planet is 5th from the sun? → Jupiter

   True        False

2. This planet has a thick layer of clouds that lets the sun's heat in but not out, so it is the HOTEST planet in our solar system. What's it's name? → Venus

   True        False

3. How long would it take to get to Mars from earth? → 10 months

   True        False

4. What planet is 7th from the sun? → Mars

   True        False

5. Why is Mars a bright reddish-orange? → Because of its iron rich minerals in the soil

   True        False