There are 8 planets in our solar system. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, followed by Venus. Jupiter is the largest planet, and Saturn and Uranus both have rings. The order of planets from the sun is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Earth is a planet covered mostly by water and land. It rotates daily and revolves around the sun yearly. The sun is approximately 93 million miles from Earth and provides light and heat energy. Earth is closer to the sun in January. The sun is a large yellow star located in the Milky Way galaxy.

1. Solar System Jeopardy<br />PointsPlanetsEarthSunMix-Up10????20????30????40????50????<br />PLANETS<br />10. How many planets are there? <br />20. Which planet is nearest the sun? <br />30. The largest planet is ... <br />40. Two planets with rings are ... <br />50. Name the planets in order from the sun. <br />EARTH <br />10. Earth is a ... <br />20. Earth is mostly covered by _______. <br />30. The distance around Earth is .... <br />40. The distance through the Earth is ... <br />50. The speed that the Earth travels is ... <br />SUN <br />10. How far is the Earth from the sun? <br />20. What two kinds of energy do we get from the sun? <br />30. Earth is nearer to the sun in ... <br />40. What size and color is the sun? <br />50. What galaxy is the sun in? <br />Mix-Up<br />10. Earth's nearest neighbor in space is ... <br />20. If your chair were the sun, show Earth's rotation. How long does it take? <br />30. If your chair were the sun, show Earth's revolution. How long does it take? <br />40. What time of day would your shadow be longer, 9:00 am or 12:00 noon? <br />50. Which constellation contains Castor and Pollux?<br />