Stars
Planets
Galaxies
other stuff
100
The sun is closer to the earth than other stars.
Why does the sun appear so much brighter than the other stars?
100
They are large and made up of gas.
What do the outer planets have in common?
100
It is one of many galaxies containing our solar system.
What is The Milky Way?
100
A rocky mass that orbits the sun.
What is an asteroid?
200
They cannot be seen during the day because of the suns brightness.
Why are the stars viable only at night?
200
They are all rocky.
What is a common characteristic of all inner planets?
200
It contains gas, dust and many stars and is held together by gravity.
What is a galaxy?
200
a dwarf planet
What is Pluto called?
300
It is a star that emits energy, some in the form of light
What is Sun?
300
They are the largest space objects that orbit a star.
What are planets?
300
spiral, elliptical, and regular
What are the 3 shapes of galaxies?
300
everything that exists throughout space
What is the universe?
400
They are closer to earth than other stars.
Why do some stars appear brighter than others?
400
The temperature decreases with greater distance from the sun.
What happens to the temperature on planets far from the sun.
400
spiral galaxy
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
400
a large round rocky object that orbits a planet
What is a moon?
500
It is an average sized star and is closest to the earth.
What is the sun?
500
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
What is the order of the planets in our solar system?
500
Because we are in it!
Why can't we see the galaxy we are in?
500
the sun, planets, moons, dwarf planets, asteroids and comets
What makes up the solar system?
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