The Universe the Galaxy and the Solar System
What force keeps the planets and moons in place?
What is the Sun made of?
gas
This is the only planet with an atmosphere known to support life.
Earth
The Gas Giants are much ______ because they are farther from the sun.
colder
An ______ is a piece of rock or metal in space.
What is a group of stars, planets, dust and gas?
galaxy
What does earth do on it's axis?
rotate / spin
____ is the planet closest to the sun.
Mercury
______ is the largest planet. Earth could fit inside this planet 100 times.
Jupiter
The stars form patterns in the sky, we call them ______.
constellations
How many planets orbit the sun?
eight
What gets light from the sun?
moon / Earth
This planet is nicknamed the "Red Planet" because it is covered in red dust and rocks made of iron oxide.
Mars
The ______ on Jupiter is a storm that is stronger than a hurricane
Giant Red Spot
A ____ is a giant ball of extremely hot gas.
star
What is at the center of our solar system?
the sun
Earth moves, or resolves, around the sun..it follows an imaginary line called an _____.
orbit
Name the first four Rocky planets:
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
This planet lies completely on its side as it revolves around the sun.
Uranus
The Gas burns and the star gives of __
light
What galaxy is Earth in?
Milky Way
It takes ______ days for Earth to orbit the sun.
365 days / one year
Venus
Name the four planets known as the Gas Giants.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mars