Planets
List the planets in order from the Sun.
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
An irregularly shaped rocky object that orbits the Sun, usually between Mars and Jupiter, is called
What is an Asteriod?
How many moon phases occur?
What are eight moon phases?
What two eclipses can be seen from the Earth?
What are lunar and solar eclipses?
What star is at the center of the solar system?
What is the Sun?
Which former planet is now known as a "dwarf planet"?
What is Pluto?
A small rock or rocky grain that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up and is known as a "shooting star" is
What is a Meteor?
The biggest and brightest moon phase where the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth than the Sun is called
What is the Full moon?
When the Earth casts a shadow on the moon, causing the moon to go dark, this is called?
What is a lunar eclipse?
The Earth rotates at a tilt on its
What is an axis?
What are the inner planets, and what are they composed of?
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars?
What is hard, solid, and rocky material?
A body made up of ice, dust, and small gritty particles that orbit the Sun is called
What is a Comet?
The phase of the moon where the Moon may not be visible, and is inbetween the Earth and the Sun is called
What is the New Moon?
When the Moon casts a shadow on the Sun, causing the Sun to go dark, this is called
What is a solar eclipse?
How long does it take Earth to make one rotation?
What is 24 hours?
What is 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.1 seconds? :)
What are the outer planets and what are they composed of?
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
What are gasses?
What is the band of rocky material that orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter?
What is the Asteriod Belt?
How many days does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth?
What is 29.5 days?
Which eclipse can only be seen from the small portion of Earth where the shadow is cast?
What is a solar eclipse?
How long does it take the Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun?
What is 365 days?
What is 365.25 days? :)
Which two planets have the most moons?
What are Jupiter and Saturn?
What occurs when Earth Passes through the tail or debries of a comet?
What is a Meteor Shower?
Does the Moon orbit the Earth in a clockwise or counterclockwise motion?
What is counterclockwise?
Which eclipse can cause the moon to glow red?
What is a lunar eclipse?
Which planet is also called Earth's twin?
What is Venus?