Astronomy
This is the study of the universe
What is astronomy
The closest planet to the Sun
What is Mercury
The name of the galaxy we live in
What is the Milky Way
The color of the hottest star
What is a blue star
A solar eclipse occurs when the _____ is between earth and the sun
What is the moon
How long it takes for the moon to orbit the earth.
What is month
The moon phase that is the beginning of the cycle
What is a new moon
The collection of rocks between the inner and outer planets
What is the Asteroid Belt
The outer planets are also known as _______ giants.
What are Gas Giants
The planet that is missing from this list:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is Mars
The time it takes for the earth to orbit around the sun.
What is a year or 365 days
The smallest planet in our solar system
What is Mercury
The inner planets are called this
What is terrestrial
What is medium
The sun has a ________ field around it
What is magnetic
Is the amount of time required for the earth to rotate once on its axis.
What is a day or 24 hours
The largest planet in our solar system
What is Jupiter
A star and the objects that orbit it is called this
What is a solar system
______ are area in the sky where a group of visible stars form recognizable patterns.
What is a constellation
Moon light is really _____ light being ______
What is sun and reflected
The first country to put a man on the moon
Who is United States
A large chunk of ice, dirt and rocks
What is a comet
The force that keeps planets orbiting the sun
What is gravity
The first man to walk on the moon
Who is Neil Armstrong?
The name for the Northern lights
What is a Aurora Borealis