Other Objects
Ball of ice, rock and as it travels, leaves a long tail
Comet
How long does it take for the moon to revolve around the Earth
About one month
This planet has rings visible from Earth
Saturn
How long does it take for the Earth to travel around the Sun?
1 year, or 365 days,
The planet that rotates the fastest around the Sun
Mercury
Rocks that are mostly found between Jupiter and Mars
Asteroids
What is it called when the line up is:
Sun - Moon - Earth?
Solar Eclipse
Another name for terrestrial planets
Rocky Planets
(Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars)
The _____________ rotates around the Earth, and the _____________ rotates around the Sun.
Moon
Earth
The star closest to Earth
Sun
It takes Twenty-four hours for what to rotate on its axis?
Earth
The only planet where liquid water is found in great quantities
Earth
What is this phase?🌙
Waxing Crescent
Which planet is now not a planet?
An attractive force between two objects
Gravity
When is the line up sun - Earth - Moon?
Lunar Eclipse
The fifth and largest planet is
Jupiter
Planet named for the God of the Sea
Neptune
The name of our planet Earth means...
Dirt
The elongated circle or oval; the shape of a planet's orbit
Ellipse
When is there no moon visible in the sky?
During a new moon
The axis of this planet is tilted over 90 degrees (sideways)
Uranus
Days on these planets are very, very hot and nights are very cold
Mercury and Venus
The two planets that have no moons.
Mercury and Venus.