Earth 100 - This is the only place in the Solar System with plate tectonics. (Earth) 200 - Earth's surface gives off radiation mostly in this region of the spectrum (Infrared) 300 - The composition and phase of the outer core. (Liquid iron alloy) 400 - Energy for Earth's tectonic activity is provided by primordial heat, and this process. (Radioactive decay) 500 - One of two processes responsible for the relative absence of craters on Earth's surface. (Erosion, plate tectonics) Venus, Mars 100 - The dominant gas in Venus' atmosphere. (Carbon dioxide) 200 - The dominant gas in Mars' atmosphere. (Carbon dioxide) 300 - Venus is so hot because this type of radiation cannot escape directly from the surface into space. (Infrared) 400 - The unusually high abundance of this isotope in its atmosphere suggests a large abundance of past water on Venus. (Deuterium) 500 - The abundance of this mineral was the main reason Opportunity landed on Meridiani Planum. (Hematite) Jupiter, Saturn 100 - The dominant element comprising Jupiter and Saturn. (Hydrogen) 200 - Shoemaker-Levy 9 was a member of this class of object. (Comet) 300 - Saturn's rings are made up mostly of this general material. (Ice) 400 - The hydrogen in the interiors of Jupiter and Saturn takes this form at the extreme pressures present there. (Metal) 500 - The name of the powdery substance that comprises Jupiter's rings. (Regolith) Uranus, Neptune 100 - This planet was discovered by its effects on Uranus's orbit. (Neptune) 200 - The approximate tilt of Uranus's spin axis to its orbital axis. (90 degrees) 300 - This molecular gas is seen in Uranus's atmosphere. (Methane) 400 - Uranus' rings were discovered by carefully studying light from this kind of object (Star) 500 - This molecule is present in ionic form in Uranus' interior. (Ammonia) Moon 200 - Of the two regions on the moon, this is the least heavily cratered. (Maria) 400 - For every time the Moon orbits Earth, it spins on its axis this many times. (Once) 600 - The moon's phase when it rises at sunset. (Full) 800 - The Moon's surface is most similar to that of this other body in the solar system. (Mercury) 1000 - The part of the Earth that the Moon is most similar to in its composition. (Mantle) Other Moons 200 - This moon's volcanoes are powered by tidal interaction with Jupiter. (Io) 400 - This moon has clouds, a thick atmosphere, and erosion patterns on its surface. (Titan) 600 - Probably the most likely candidate world for extraterrestial life in the Solar Sys. (Europa) 800 - The order of Jupiter's Galilean satellites, from nearest to farthest. (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto) 1000 - This moon is doomed to destruction within the next few hundred million years. (Triton) Sun 200 - Currently, the Sun generates energy by nuclear reactions involving this element. (Hydrogen) 400 - The approximate percentage of the solar system's matter contained within the Sun (99.9%) 600 - The final stage of the Sun's evolution is a tiny star known by this name. (White dwarf) 800 - The heaviest element a sunlike star will ever produce. (Oxygen) 1000 - Neither fission nor fusion reactions involving this element can release energy. (Iron) Extremes of the Solar System 200 - The largest planet in the Solar System. (Jupiter) 400 - The hottest planet in the Solar System. (Venus) 600 - The most volcanically active body in the solar system. (Io) 800 - The planet with the largest volcano in the Solar System. (Mars) 1000 - The largest moon in the Solar System. (Ganymede) Squishy Moving Things By most counts, the dominant form of life on Earth. (Bacteria)