Earth 3
Science brain teasers require understanding of the physical or biological world and the laws that govern it.
Where does Earth belong in the following astronomical series?
Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Venus
Answer
The series lists the planets in order of increasing axis inclination. Earth belongs between Jupiter and Mars.
Axis Inclination (degrees)
Mercury = 0.0
Jupiter = 3.1
Earth = 23.4
Mars = 25.2
Saturn = 26.7
Neptune = 29.6
Uranus = 97.9
Venus = 177.3
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tinaG  
Jul 13, 2008
| maybe the most obscure one ive read here |
EmeraldragoN 
Jul 14, 2008
| I don't understand this quiz at all. You really have to know the things to understand and answer the quiz correctly. Good teaser, but really, really hard. |
sourdough
Jul 14, 2008
| what the???
$D |
CatsAreCute
Jul 14, 2008
| I liked it. Nice one.  |
bradon182001 
Aug 04, 2008
| I found it hard, but not impossible.Thanks for posting.  |
unklemyke
Aug 19, 2008
| The title sort of gives away the answer, even when you have NO clue what is being ranked.  How long did you have to dig through tomes of obscure knowledge to come up with THAT one?? 
I'm jealous!  |
jamesbond
Aug 23, 2008
| nice |
carlp
Aug 29, 2008
| is this supposed to be common knowledge or are we expected to grab our handy planet factbooks and find out? |
bigabbs
Dec 04, 2008
| DUUHHH!!! axis of INCLINATION (in degrees, of course), that was obvious
seriously, stupidest puzzle i have had the misfortune of reading |
tommysmo
Feb 27, 2009
| i had no chance! |
mcFuzzy
Apr 29, 2009
| That was very challenging! |
calmsavior
Oct 21, 2009
| I actually remember learning the axis of all the planets... seriously  |
precious1026
May 25, 2010
| I knew nothing of planetary science, but I know astrology a little better. I justed looked for the planet that is the closet to earth on a regular guy earth day. There you have it.
This is a decent Teaser... |
precious1026
May 25, 2010
| Disregard the word justed Yeah, Write... |
Marple 
Jul 12, 2010
| Are you kidding???? This was impossible unless you are a Professor. |
Candi7 
Jun 12, 2012
| Uh, YEAH! Is everyone supposed to be some kind of genius? |
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