Renee Schmitt's Scavenger Hunt on
Planets
 
 

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 1.  What planet is named after the god of the Sea?
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2.  What is the second brightest object in the sky after the sun?
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 3.  Which planet is farthest from the Sun?
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4.  Which planet is closest to the Sun?
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5.  Which planet was the first to be discovered in modern times?
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 6.  Which planet has an eccentricity of less than 1%?
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 7.  Galileo was the first to observe this planet in 1610.
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8.  Which planet is referred to as the Red Planet?
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 9.  Which is the only planet whose English name does not derive from
      Greek/Roman mythology?
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10.  Which is the largest planet?
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