The solar system and the Sun
They are giant spheres of gas that emit light and heat
What are stars?
Large, spherical celestial bodies that orbit the Sun
What are planets?
What is the Earth?
Earth's movement on its own axis
What is rotation?
The only planet in the solar system where life exists
What is the Earth?
The star at the centre of our solar system
What is the Sun?
Mercury, Venus, the Earth and Mars
What are the inner planets?
The Earth's natural satellite
What is the Moon?
Earth's movement around the Sun
What is the origin of the Universe?
What is the BIG BANG?
Small celestial bodies that orbit the Sun
What are comets?
Outer planets
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
Full Moon, Waxing Moon, New Moon and Waning Moon
What are the phases of the Moon?
The four seasons
What are spring, summer, autumn and winter?
They are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. They are much smaller than planets.
What are the asteroids?
The path that comets or small celestial bodies move around the Sun
What is an orbit?
What is the solar system made up of?
How long does it take the Moon orbit the Earth?
365 days
How long is the Earth's revolution around the Sun?
An icy rock that lets off gas and dust. It forms tails when it is flying close to a sun.
What is the comet?