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Meet the Planets - Math Word Problems

	1. It takes 88 days for Mercury to orbit the sun and it takes the Earth 365 days to complete an orbit. How much longer is Earth's year than Mercury's? 277 days 170 days 88 days

	2. The average temperature on Venus is 842Ëš Fahrenheit, while the average temperature on Earth is only 32Ëš Fahrenheit. How much hotter is it on Venus than it is on Earth? 610Ëš F 712Ëš F 810Ëš F

	3. On a rough day on Neptune, winds swirl 1,500 miles per hour. The next day the winds swirl half as fast. What is the new wind speed on Neptune? 1000 mph 750 mph 500 mph

	4. It takes the Earth 24 hours to rotate on its axis, which gives us one full day. It takes Jupiter only 10 hours to rotate on its axis. How many rotations can Jupiter complete in one Earth day? 1.5 2.4 2.6

	5. Saturn takes 10 Â½ hours to rotate on its axis (a complete day). Round this amount to the greatest whole number. 11 10 12

	6. Mars revolves around the sun in 687 days and Venus revolves around the sun in only 225 days. How many COMPLETE rotations can Venus make in the time it takes Mars to complete one rotation? 1 2 3

	7. If 30 space probes are launched towards Neptune and only 15 send a signal back to NASA, how many space probes did not make it to the planet? 30 20 15

	8. The average temperature on Jupiter is -235Ëš Fahrenheit and the average temperature on Earth is 32Ëš Fahrenheit. How many degrees colder is Jupiter than Earth? 267 32 203

	9. The moon takes 30 days to revolve around the Earth, which equals one month. How many days are in 3 Earth months? 30 90 60

	10. The planet Jupiter has 62 moons, which is 49 more moons than Neptune. How many moons does Neptune have? 10 13 20

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