Planets
It is known as the "Red Planet" It is the 4th planet away from the sun. What am I?
I am Mars!
What is the Sun?
A star
It takes _____ days for the Moon to travel all the way around the Earth.
27.3
Stars are giant balls of what?
hot gas
What are comets mostly made of?
Ice
I am known as the "Blue Planet" I am the only planet that has life and liquid water. I am the 3rd planet from the sun. What am I?
I am the Earth!
What does the Sun give us?
Light and Heat
What is the Moon made of?
Rock and Metal
Every star has its own what?
Life cycle.
Comets have what when they heat up and it is why we call comets, shooting stars. What am I?
Comets have tails.
I am the 7th planet from the sun. I am made of ice and I am one of the giant planets. What am I?
I am Uranus!
Does the Sun orbit any other object in our solar system?
No
There is ___ on the moon
water
___ are a group of stars that resemble recognizable shapes in the night sky.
Constellations
Like planets, some comets orbit the what?
Sun
I am the 1st planet from the sun. I was named after Roman god Mercurius, god of commerce and communication. What am I?
I am Mercury!
_____ is when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, blocking the sun's light.
A Solar Eclipse
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
You can only see about ____ stars on a very dark night
2,000 stars
Halley's Comet, the most famous of these weird wanderers, drops by Earth every___ years
75 years.
I am the 6th planet from the sun. I am 95 times bigger than Earth. I am the second largest planet after Jupiter. What am I?
I am Saturn!
How hot is the Sun?
10,000 degrees Fahrenheit
What are the different phases of the Moon we see?
New Moon, Crescent, Gibbous, and Full Moon
Stars are usually between ___ and____ billion years old
1 and 10 billion years old.
There are ____ known comets
2,000