Thirteen Ed Online - Puzzling Planets

		Puzzling Planetary Search Puzzling Planets Use the following Web sites to answer the questions below: NASA http://www.nasa.gov Welcome to the Planets http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets JPL Solar System http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/ The Nine Planets http://www.anu.edu.au/physics/nineplanets/nineplanets.html Views of the Solar System http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm Astronomy for Kids http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/ 1. What planet was discovered in the 20th century? 2. What planet is considered to be Earth's twin in mass and size? 3. What planet is closest to the sun? 4. What star is closest to the Earth? 5. What planet in our solar system has the most moons? 6. What planet has the largest volcano in our solar system? 7. What two planets have no moons? 8. What is the largest planet in our solar system? 9. What planet has the shortest year in our solar system? 10. What planet boasts the Great Red Spot? 11. What is the largest satellite orbiting the Earth? 12. On what planet in our solar system would you weigh the least? 13. What planet is called the Red Planet? 14. How many months does it take for the moon to revolve around the Earth? 15. What planet in our solar system has a moon almost as big as itself? 16. What planet is known as the "blue planet"? 17. What planet appears blue because of the methane gas in its atmosphere? 18. Oberon is what planet's outermost moon?