Space

How many moons does following planets have and what are the name?

1. Mercury- 0 Moons
2. Venus- 0 Moons
3. Earth-1 Moon,
4. Mars- 2 Moons, Phobos and Deimos
5. Jupiter- 79 Moons, some of them are: Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, Thebe, Io,
Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Themisto
6. Saturn-82 Moons, some of them are: Titan, Rhea, Tethys, Dione, Enceladus,
Iapetus and Mimas.
7. Uranus-7 Moons,  Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon
8. Neptune- 13 Moons, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Hippocamp,
and Proteus

1. Which is the smallest planet within our solar system?

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Mercury

2. Which is the second smallest planet within our solar system?

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Mars

3. The moon called Titan orbits which planet?

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Saturn

4. Which is the brightest planet in the night’s sky?

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Venus

5. Which planet is larger, Neptune or Saturn?

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Saturn

6. Uranus has only been visited by what spacecraft?

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The Voyager 2

7. There have been more missions to this planet versus any other planet

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Mars

8. What protects Earth from meteoroids and radiation from the sun?
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It’s atmosphere

9. How many of our planets can be seen without a telescope? (Bonus points if you can
name them!)

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5—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn

10. Phobos and Deimos are the Moons of which planet?

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Mars

11. Which planet is closest in size to Earth?

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Venus

12. Which planet has the most moons?

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Saturn
13. Which planets have no moons?

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Mercury and Venus

14. Which planet has supersonic winds?

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Neptune

15. Which planet has the fastest rotation?

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Jupiter

16. How long is one year on Jupiter?

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12 Earth years

17. Which is the oldest planet in our solar system?

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Jupiter
18. Which is the densest planet in our solar system?

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Earth

19. Which planet is known as the Morning Star?

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Venus

20. Which planet is known as the Evening Star?

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Venus, again

21. Which planets have rings around them?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

22. Which planet has the most volcanoes?

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Venus
23. What are the names of Jupiter’s four largest moons?

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Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, and Io

24. Which planet spins backward relative to the others?

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Venus

25. Which are the four “gas giant” planets?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

26. Which are the five most recognized dwarf planets?

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Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake, and Haumea

27. In what year did Pluto become reclassified as a dwarf planet?

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2006
28. Which planet rotates on its side?

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Uranus

29. Which are the four “terrestrial” planets?

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Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth

30. How many moons does Earth have? Just one!