Bill Nye - Planets Part One

1. How many planets do we have today? Nine

2. What is the first planet that is made up of heavy metals in our solar system called? Mercury

3. What planet is the hottest in our solar system? Venus

4. What planet has water and an atmosphere? Earth

5. What planet is big, red and dead? Mars

6. What planet is the largest and is mostly a big ball of gas? Jupiter

7. What planet has rings and 18 moons? Saturn

8. What planet is blue and has very thin newly discovered rings? Uranus

9. What planet is extremely cold and farthest from the sun? Neptune

10. What planet is considered no longer a planet? Pluto

11. If a rocket left Pluto travelling 1000 mph, how long would it take it to reach the Sun? 450 years

12.What is the weather like on Jupiter? Extremely stormy

13. How many theories are there about how the moon was formed? Four

14. What type of pattern does the Earths’ orbit take around the Sun? An elipse

15. What happens to the Earths’ orbit speed as it gets closer to the Sun? it gets faster

16. What are asteroids? Giant chunks of rock and metal flying through space

17. Which direction do planets/space particles rotate around the sun? Counter clockwise

18. What is considered the glue that holds our Solar System together? Gravity

19. How long does it take Pluto to orbit around the Sun? 248 years