Scavenger+Hunt

Solar System Scavenger Hunt! Answer the following questions using the active links.Search through each passage carefully to find the information for the answers. **Team Members:**  **Elefteria Garos-Mercury Venus Earth**
 * Alyson Schnorr-Uranus Neptune Pluto**
 * Rachel Paulus-Zodiac Signs**
 * Shannon Greenwood-The Sun**
 * Amanda McCrae-Mars Jupiter Saturn**

Sub-Topic: The Planets Mercury Venus & Earth  **1. [|Mercury] is the closest planet to the sun**.  True or False?

Sub-Topic: The Planets Mercury Venus & Earth A. hate and nightmares B. love and beauty C. passion and beauty D. freedom and victory
 * 2. Planet Venus is named after the [|goddess] of **

Sub-Topic: The Planets Mercury Venus & Earth A. land B. flowers C. water D. rocks
 * 3. 70% of [|Earth] is covered by **

Sub-Topic: The Planets Mercury Venus and Earth A. the crust B. troposphere C. the magnetic field D. stratosphere
 * 4. What layer of Earth's atmosphere causes the [|weather]? **

Sub-Topic: The Planets Uranus Neptune & Pluto **5. [|Uranus] is the seventh planet from the sun?** True or false?

Sub-Topic: The Planets Uranus Neptune & Pluto ** 6. Which planet has the [|strongest winds]? **

A. Neptune B. Pluto C. Mercury D. Venus

Sub-Topic: The Planets Uranus Neptune & Pluto **7. What is [|Uranus] entirely composed of?** A. Solid B. Liquid C. Gas D. All of the above

Sub-Topic: The Planets Uranus Neptune & Pluto ** 8. How many moons does [|Pluto] have? ** A. 7 B. 4 C. 3 D. 1

Sub-Topic: The Planets Uranus Neptune & Pluto A. 0 B. 12 C. 134340 D. Pluto is still a planet
 * 9. Instead of being a [|dwarf planet], Pluto is now known by its scientific number. What is it? **

Sub-Topic: The Zodiac Signs **10. If you wanted to read your horoscope prior to 2011, you could identify with one of _ signs. Now their are known Zodiac signs.** A. 8;12 B. 9;6 C. 12;13 D. 4;10

Sub-Topic: The Zodiac Signs **11. Zodiac signs where created by this type of astrologer: ** A. Female B. Jewish C. Babylonian D. Orange

Sub-Topic: The Zodiac Signs **12.The stars that create all these Zodiac signs are made up of what?** A. Hydrogen B. Helium C. Other Elements D. All the above

Sub-Topic: The Zodiac Signs **13. Some of our Zodiac signs are represented by inanimate objects or people, but how many of them are represented by animals?** A. 5 B. 12 C. 3 D. 7

Sub-Topic: The Sun  ** 14. [|Energy] from the sun’s extreme mass is constantly released as light and heat which spreads throughout the solar system and warms the Earth. This process is known as? **

Sub-Topic: The Sun  ** 15. What happens during a[| solar flare]? **

Sub-Topic: The Sun ** 16. Which of the following are the stages of a [|star] that the sun will eventually experience in chronological order? ** A.Red Giant, White Dwarf, Black Dwarf B.White Dwarf, Black Dwarf, Red Giant C.Black Dwarf, White Dwarf, Red Giant D.Black Dwarf, Red Giant, White Dwarf

Sub-Topic: The Planets Mars, Jupiter & Saturn

** A. 2 **
** B. 12 **  ** C. 20 **   ** D. 32 **

Sub- Topic: The Planets Mars, Jupiter & Saturn 18. **[|Jupiter]** **is the largest planet in our Solar System.** ** True or False? **

Sub-Topic: The Planets Mars, Jupiter & Saturn

19 . [|Saturn] is named after which Roman God?

A. God of Water B. God of Heat C. God of Agriculture D. God of the Sun