Guess the Planet
It takes 59 Earth days for this planet to make one complete rotation on its axis.
Mercury
How long does one rotation around the axis take?
Approx 24hours/1 Day
This planet is the third from the sun
Earth
The branch of technology and industry concerned with both aviation and space flight, with commercial, industrial, and military applications
Aerospace
A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one is called...
Orbit
The brightest planet in the sky; it can often be viewed at dawn and dusk.
Venus
How long does it take for Earth to revolve around the sun?
approx 1 Year/365 days
This planet is the fifth from the sun
Jupiter
Stars are named based on their size and temperature. Name one of the three names of stars.
Red Dwarf, Yellow, Blue Giant
An object in an orbit is called a...
Satellite. (A satellite can be natural, like Earth or the moon. Many planets have moons that orbit them. A satellite can also be man-made, like the International Space Station.)
This planet is 93 million miles from the sun
Earth
Is Earth a terrestrial or a gas planet?
Terrestrial
This planet is the second from the sun
Venus
When Blue Giants die, they explode into this
Supernova
An object's spinning motion about its own axis
Rotation
This planet is made of liquid and is covered in thick clouds of poisonous gas.
Jupiter
What does the geocentric say?
This planet is the sixth from the sun
Saturn
Black holes form from these
An object's orbital motion around another object
Revolution
This "red planet" has two tiny moons named Deimos and Phobos
Mars
What is the heliocentric theory?
The heliocentric theory of the Solar System is a theory that places the Sun at the center of the Solar System. It also maintains that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
This planet is the eighth--and furthest--planet from the sun
Neptune
A black hole has three main parts; name one
Outer event horizon, inner event horizon, singularity
Small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun (much smaller than planets)
Asteroids