Stars & Galaxies
The name of the specific spiral galaxy that contains our solar system.
What is the Milky Way?
The position of Earth in order from the Sun.
What is the third planet?
The primary state of matter that makes up the composition of the outer planets.
What is gas?
The spinning of Earth on its imaginary axis.
What is rotation?
The natural satellite that revolves around Earth approximately once every 28 days.
What is the Moon?
A massive, collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars held together by gravity.
What is a galaxy?
The shared structural composition of all four inner planets.
What is rocky or solid?
The largest planet in our solar system, famous for its Great Red Spot.
What is Jupiter?
The movement of Earth traveling in a complete path around the Sun.
What is a revolution (or orbit)?
The classification of the Sun based on its size relative to all other stars in the universe.
What is a medium-sized star?
The main procedural difference between how stars and planets handle light.
What is stars emit (make) their own light, while planets only reflect light?
This planet is closest to the Sun and has almost no atmosphere, causing extreme temperature swings.
What is Mercury?
The distinct planetary feature most visibly pronounced around Saturn.
What are rings?
The planetary cycle caused directly by Earth's 24-hour rotation on its axis.
What is the day and night cycle?
A pattern or group of stars in the night sky that forms a recognizable picture or shape.
What is a constellation?
The primary reason why the Sun appears much larger and brighter to us than other stars in the universe.
What is because the Sun is the closest star to Earth?
Often called Earth's twin due to its size, this inner planet is the hottest because its thick atmosphere traps heat.
What is Venus?
The specific space boundary made of rock and ice chunks that separates the inner planets from the outer planets.
What is the Asteroid Belt?
The amount of time it takes for Earth to complete one full revolution around the Sun.
What is 365 ΒΌ days (or 1 year)?
The reason we see different constellations at different times of the year.
What is because Earth orbits the Sun, changing our view of deep space at night?
The underlying stellar property that determines whether a star looks white, blue, yellow, or red.
What is its surface temperature?
This inner planet is nicknamed the "Red Planet" due to iron oxide (rust) on its surface.
What is Mars?
This outer planet looks blue due to methane gas and rotates completely on its side.
What is Uranus?
The two combined factors that cause Earth to experience changing seasons throughout the year.
What are the tilt of Earth's axis and its revolution around the sun?
The classification Pluto received in 2006 when it was determined it does not clear its own orbital path.
What is a dwarf planet?