Moon
The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called _______
What are phases?
This planet is the only planet with water and life.
What is Earth?
This planet is the largest in the solar system.
What is Jupiter?
The sun is one of billions of these in the galaxy.
What is a star?
This is the name for the North Star.
What is Polaris?
The moon takes about this many days to complete its phases.
What is 29 1/3 days?
This planet is the closest to the Sun.
What is Mercury?
This planet is tilted on its side.
What is Uranus?
Energy can leave the Sun in these three forms.
What is light, heat, and radiation?
This constellation looks like a scorpion.
What is Scorpius?
The moon is in this stage when it appears to be increasing in size.
What is the waxing stage?
This is the hottest planet in the solar system.
What is Venus?
This is the least dense planet in the solar system.
What is Saturn?
This zone is where energy transport occurs.
What is the radiation zone?
This constellation includes the Big Dipper.
What is Ursa Major?
The moon is in this stage when it appears to be decreasing in size.
What is the waning stage?
This is the largest mountain in the solar system and is found on Mars.
What is Olympus Mons?
All outer planets have these two things.
What are rings and moons?
This reaction produces most of the Sun's energy in the core.
What is nuclear fusion?
This constellation is known as "the queen".
What is Cassiopeia?
A lunar eclipse will occur during this moon phase.
What is a full moon?
All of the inner planets have a core made out of ____.
What is iron?
This is a moon of Jupiter and is the largest moon in the solar system.
What is Ganymede?
This layer of the Sun's atmosphere gradually cools into solar wind.
What is the corona?
This constellation is known as "the hunter".
What is Orion?