The Sun & Stars
The closest star to our planet Eart.
What is the Sun?
The planet closest to the Sun.
What is Mercury?
This movement of Earh on its axis causes day and night.
What is rotation?
A rocky belt found hanging out in space between Mars and Jupiter.
What is the asteroid belt?
The Sun is made up of hot, burning ____.
What are gases?
The four planets closest to the Sun are called the ____ planets.
What are inner planets?
How long it takes for Earth to make one complete trip (revolution) around the Sun.
What is one year (or 365 days)?
A bright space object made mostly of ice and dust that leaves a long tail behind it.
What is a comet?
A giant ball of hot gas in space that makes its own light and heat.
What is a star?
The two giant planets known as gas giants that are furthest out. (Name one or more).
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune?
The Moon shines at night because it does this to the light from the Sun.
What is reflects?
What a meteroid is called when it enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, creating a streak of light.
What is meteor (or a shooting star)?