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EARTH
PLANETS
UNIVERSE
100
Star closest to the Earth.
What is THE SUN.
100

The Sun and all the celestial bodies that Orbit it.

What is the Solar System.

100
An imaginary center line around which Earth rotates.
What is the Axis.
100
Name the first 4 planets.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
100
A huge system of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity.
What is a Galaxy.
200

The way to describe how bright a star appears to be from Earth.

What is an apparent magnitude?

200

The measurement of how far a star is based on how long it takes for light to travel in a year.

What is a light-year?

200
The Earth's ___________ gives us day and night.
What is rotation.
200
Name the last 4 planets after Mars, also known as the gassy planets.
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune..
200
The type of galaxy we live in.

What is a spiral galaxy?

300

A star's _______ affects how bright it appears and how large it appears

What is distance.

300

A planet's trip around the sun.

What is an orbit?

300

The imaginary lines that we measure distance and coordinates with.

What are latitude and longitude?

300
This little guy just got demoted to dwarf planet status.
What is Pluto.
300

The 3 objects that move in a predictable pattern across the sky

What are the Sun, Moon, and stars?

400

The scientific name of the North Star

What is Polaris.

400

This affects how long or short shadows are throughout the day.

What is the sun's position/ height in the sky?

400

This movement of the Earth is the reason we experience different seasons.

What is revolution or orbit around the Sun?

400
This planet is our neighbor and is also known as the "Red" planet.
What is MARS.
400

A shooting star is not a star, but actually

What is a meteorite?

500
A group of stars that form a pattern.
What is a CONSTELLATION.
500
The center of our solar system is
What is the sun.
500
Earth is the ________ planet from the Sun.
What is the 3rd.
500
This planet is famous for its many rings.
What is Saturn.
500

The 3 types of galaxies we learned about this unit. 

What is spiral, elliptical, irregular?

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