Word Watch
This is the path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space?
What is an ORBIT
This is the only planet in our solar system known to sustain life
What is Earth
These are the four planets furthest from the sun
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
This is the Star at the center of our solar system
What is the sun
What do you call " A representation of something else used to help scientists understand it?"
A Model
These are the four planets closets to the sun
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
These four outer planets are categorized as this type of planets because of what they are made of
What are Gas Giants
The sun releases energy in the form of these two things
What are heat and light
What is A natural satellite that orbits a planet
The Moon
This planet is the closets to the sun and has a revolution period of only 88 stars
What is Mercury
This object was once a small rocky planet but is now considered a "dwarf planet"
What is Pluto
This force from the sun keeps all eight planets in their orbits
Gravity
This includes the sun, planets, and many other objects that move around the sun. What am I
The Solar System
Small rocky planets have a diameter of less than this many Kilometers
13,000 KM
The eight planets of the solar system are named after these type of Gods and Goddesses
What are Greek and Roman
While stars produce light, planets do this to the light that hits them
What is reflect
A large body of rocks or gas that orbits a star.
Even though its the closets to the sun, scientist believe this frozen substance exists in the shadows of Mercury's craters.
What is Ice
True or False: Because they are further away, Saturn and Uranus take much longer than Earth to orbit the sun
According to a star temperature, these colored stars are actually the hottest
What are blue stars