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Q

Planets in order from the Sun?

A
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
2
Q

Plants from largest to smallest?

A
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Earth
Venus
Mars
Mercury
3
Q

Planets with rings?

A

Jupiter (extremely faint)
Saturn
Uranus (tilted)
Neptune

4
Q

Moons of Mars?

A

Phobos

Deimos

5
Q

Moons of Jupiter?

A
67 Confirmed
Galilean Moons:
Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto
6
Q

Moons of Saturn?

A
62 Confirmed
Major Moons:
Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Iapetus
7
Q

Moons of Uranus?

A
27 Confirmed
Named after characters of Shakespeare and Pope (The Rape of the Lock)
Major Moons:
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon
8
Q

Moons of Neptune?

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14 Confirmed
Named after water deities in Greek mythology
Triton (by far the largest)