Scavenger+Hunt

The Solar System Scavenger Hunt

Directions: Please print and bring to class on the due date listed on the calander. Read each question carefully and provide the appropriate answers. Each question will include a hyperlink that will take you to a webiste where you can find the right answers to each question. (Hint: Do not include Pluto in any of your anwers to the scavenger hunt because it is no longer considered a planet.)


 * List the planets in order from closest to farthest from the Sun.
 * How many moons does Saturn have and how many of them have been named officially?
 * What is the biggest planet in the Solar System?
 * How many **days** does it take for Jupiter to revolve around the Sun?
 * What is the smallest planet?
 * Name five famous comets.
 * How hot is the Sun in degrees fahrenheit?