Planets Web Scavenger Hunt

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  1. 2. Which moon has NASA called “one of the most Earth-like worlds we've ever encountered”, complete with a nitrogen atmosphere?
  2. 4. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are known as the…
  3. 5. Some scientists believe we’re most likely to find alien life not on other planets - but other moons! Which moon of Jupiter has liquid water under its icy surface, plus its own magnetic field?
  4. 8. Which planet is NOT named after a Greek or Roman God?
  5. 9. Look up a diagram of the layers of Jupiter. What element is it mostly made of?
  6. 13. In 2019, a 6-year-old named Jerry Morrison III went on the Ellen show to share his love of astronomy. Find the video - What’s his favorite planet?
  7. 14. The word “Planet” comes from the Greek word meaning…
  8. 15. Pluto was declared a dwarf planet _______ years ago after we discovered other dwarf planets of similar size
  9. 17. What’s the name of the largest volcano in our solar system?
  10. 19. Which planet has the hottest AVERAGE temperature?
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  1. 1. Valles Marineris is a mega-canyon four times deeper than the Grand Canyon… but it’s not on Earth. What planet is it on?
  2. 3. Plutoisn’t the only dwarf planet in our solar system! Which dwarf planet is named after a Rapanui god of fertility?
  3. 6. Which is the smallest of the 8 planets?
  4. 7. Our most beautiful images of Saturn come from the _______ spacecraft, launched in 1997
  5. 10. This giant storm on Jupiter’s surface has been raging for hundreds of years
  6. 11. What are the rings of Saturn mostly made of?
  7. 12. Planets travel around the Sun in paths called…
  8. 16. Which planet is the windiest, with wind speeds of over 1,200 miles per hour?
  9. 18. Which spacecraft orbited Mercury and took photos for 5 years before deliberately crashing into its surface?