It is 150 000 000 km away from the sun and it is the third planet from the sun.
What is Earth?
100
These are patterns of stars in the sky that, to some people, seem to be inthe shapesof pictures.
What are constellations?
100
This is the galaxy that we live in.
What is the Milky Way?
100
This is the centre of the solar system. The planets revolve around it.
What is the sun?
100
If your ______ on Earth is 40 kg it will be the exact same no matter where you are in the Universe.
What is mass?
200
This planet is also called the Red Planet.
What is Mars?
200
These objects produce and give off their own heat and light.
What are stars?
200
This is a body that does not give off light of its own. It reflects the light of the Sun.
What is a planet?
200
It is made up of the Sun and its family of eight planets.
What is the solar system?
200
This is how long it takes the moon to circle the Earth.
What is 1 day (24 hours)?
300
This planet is closest to the sun.
What is Mercury?
300
This is another name for the study of space.
What is astronomy?
300
This body travels around Earth. It is known as Earth's satellite.
What is the moon?
300
No longer considered a planet as of 2006. It use to be the smallest planet in our Solar System.
What is Pluto?
300
This is how long it takes Earth to orbit the Sun
What is 1 year (365 days)?
400
This planet is the 5th planet from the Sun. It is the largest planet and is best known for its beautiful colours and its Great Red Spot.
What is Jupiter?
400
This planet is called the morning or evening star because it appears in the sky just after sunset and before sunrise.
What is Venus?
400
These are chunks of rocks and metal that orbit between the planets. Most of them lie between Mars and Jupiter.
What are asteroids?
400
This planet is sixth from the Sun. It is best known for the beautiful system of rings that circle the planet.
What is Saturn?
400
This is the gravitational forces acting on a body of mass. Your ________ would be different on any other planet than it would be on Earth.
What is weight?
500
This is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise.
What is Venus?
500
Sometimes called a shooting star, these have a bright head and long, shining tail. This is caused by pieces that reach the Earth's atmosphere and then burn up.
What are meteors?
500
These are bright masses of ice, frozen gases, and dust particles that orbit around the sun. They have one or more long gaseous tails, which are often visible on Earth, that point away from the sun.
What are comets?
500
This planet is seventh from the Sun. Unlike other planets, this planet lies on its side. It is greenish in colour and has nine faint rings with five moons orbiting the planet.
What is Uranus?
500
He was the 2nd person to ever set foot on the moon.