Solar System Scavenger Hunt

How far away is the sun?

• Approximately 93 million miles (146 million kilometers)

• 1 billion miles
• 500,000 miles
• 10,000 miles

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the hottest planet?

• Mars
• Mercury
• Venus
• Jupiter

Which planet has the most volcanoes?

• Venus
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn

How many stars are in our solar system?

• Ten
• One
• Fifty
• None

Select all of the planets people have walked on.

• Earth

• Jupiter
• Venus
• Mars

What does a Mars rover do?

• Drives around the surface of Mars and takes pictures

• Grows crops on Mars
• Sends messages to aliens
• Takes tourists to Mars

Name all of Mars' moons.

• Titan and Enceladus
• Europa and Ganymede
• Phobos and Deimos
• Callisto and Io

What is Jupiter's "Great Red Spot"?

• A giant wind storm on Jupiter's surface

• A large desert on Jupiter
• A group of volcanoes on Jupiter
• A massive crater on Jupiter

Name all of the planets that have rings.

• Uranus, Venus, Mercury, Mars
• Pluto, Mars, Jupiter, Earth
• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
• Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune

Name all four "Gas Giants."

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
• Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake
• Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune