Vocabulary
Planets
The Moon
Interesting Facts
Mystery
100
What is a burning ball of gas?
A star (like the sun).
100
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
100
How many phases does the moon have?
8
100
In the _____ the earth is tilted away from the sun.
winter
100
What is the name of the belt that is made up of icy objects?
The Kiper Belt
200
A _____ is a large, round object that orbits a star.
planet
200
Which planet is the largest?
Jupiter
200
You can see the stars at _____.
night
200
The moon is a huge rock - true or false?
True
200
What is the imaginary line that goes through the center of the Earth?
An axis
300
It means to lean.
tilt
300
What makes Earth look green and blue from outer space?
Water and land (trees, grass, mountains, and so on).
300
The moon _____ light from the sun.
reflects
300
What two things make up an asteroid belt?
Rock and metal
300
How long does it take the Earth to rotate once?
24 hours, or 1 day
400
The planet we live on.
Earth
400
This planet used to be called a planet, but it was later decided it was too small.
Pluto
400
Why do the astronauts footprints on the moon never blow away?
There is no wind on the moon.
400
In the _____ the Earth is tiled towards the sun.
summer
400
Why is it dark at nighttime?
There is no sun on that side of the Earth
500
To turn in the same place.
Rotate
500
These two planets have rings around them.
Uranus and Saturn
500
What is it called when the moon is dark?
The new moon
500
What is the moon called when we only see a sliver?
A crescent moon
500
What is it called when the moon passes in front of the sun?
An eclipse
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