The Solar System
A Scavenger Hunt
By: Elaine McKenzie
Heather Moffett
  The solar system consists of the Sun; the nine planets, more thatn 130 satellites of the planets, a large number of small bodies (the comets and asteroids), and the interplanetary medium.  (There are probably also many more planetary satellites that have not yet been discovered.)
Respond to the following items below.  To find the information you need, click on the blue links.  Each link will take you to a special website that contains the information you need.  Good Luck!!
              SUN
1.  What is the surface of the Sun called?
2.  What are Sunspots?
3.  What orbits the Sun?
4.  How old is the Sun?
5.  What is the Sun's diameter?  Mass?  Temperature?
           MERCURY
1.  Is Mercury in the inner or outer layer of the solar
     system?
2.  What is the diameter of Mercury? Mass?
3.  Who/ What has been to Mercury?
4.  Does Mercury have any satellites?
5.  Can you see Mercury with binoculars?
          VENUS
1.  Where is Venus in relation to the Sun?
2.  What does Venus mean in Greek?
3.  What is the diameter of Venus?  Mass?
4.  How many spacecraft have been to Venus?
5.  When will Venus pass between the Earth and the Sun?
           EARTH
1.  What is the diameter of the Earth?  Mass?
2.  How old is the Earth?
3.  Seventy-one percent (71%) of the Earth's surface is
     covered with what?
4.  How many natural satellites does the Earth have? 
     Name?
5.  What is the Earth's atmosphere made of?
6.  How do the Earth & the Moon move?
         MARS
1.  What is the diameter of Mars?  Mass?
2.  What is Mar's nickname?
3.  Name the 2 "Mars Expedition Rovers"?
4.  What is the average temperature on Mars?
5.  Name Mars' 2 satellites?
         JUPITER
1.  What is the diameter of Jupiter?  Mass?
2.  What spacecraft orbited Jupiter for 8 years?
3.  What 2 gases make up Jupiter? 
4.  What is the GRS?
5.  How many satellites does Jupiter have?
6.  Name Jupiter's rings?
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