Lesson One
One full orbit of an object around another object is called a _______.
revolution
An explosive eruption of waves and particles into a space is called a ____________.
solar flare
Earth rotated around an _______.
axis
The four planets in our solar system beyond Mars are referred to as the _____ _______.
outer planets
What is the name of Michael Jackson’s signature dance move?
The moonwalk
An imaginary line around which a planet spins is called an _______.
axis
A solar flare is not a layer of the ______.
sun
_____ has a rocky surface?
Venus
Planets and asteroids both _______ around the sun.
revolve
Which band is known for the album “Dark Side of the Moon”?
Pink Floyd
_______ is one whole spin of an object around its axis.
Rotation
Dark spots that move on the face of the sun are called _______.
sunspots
______ is the planet that is most like Earth.
Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all ______ planets.
gaseous
Which wrestler-turned actor voices a character in Disney’s Moana movies?
Dwayne " The Rock" Johnson
Why do stars appear to be moving across the sky?
The stars appear to be moving because Earth is spinning.
A ________ is a group of stars that form a pattern.
constellations
List the correct order of the inner planets from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
A _____ is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust.
comet
What sports team is Will Smith a part-owner of?
The Philadelphia 76ers (NBA)
What is the shape of an orbit?
It is elliptical, like a slightly flattened circle.
_____ and ______ are the two types of stars.
Giants / Supergiants
* How does Earth's revolution around the sun cause seasons?
The amount of sunlight an area receives determines its weather. Because of Earth's tilt, as Earth revolves around the sun, different parts of Earth receive more or less sunlight. When parts of Earth receive less sunlight, they have winter. When they receive more sunlight, it is summer.
* A student says she saw a shower of shooting stars in the sky last night. Explain what she probably really saw.
She probably saw a meteor shower. When losse pieces of comets collide with Earth's atmosphere they cause a meteor shower. A meteor gets so hot when it shoots through the air that it glows as a streak of light. These streaks of light are what she saw.
What movie won the first ever Oscar for Best Animated Film?
Shrek