Vocabulary
True or false: A new bike is considered ancient.
False!
The planet we live on is called...
Earth
I am a big planet with big rings
Saturn
What are stars made out of?
Does the moon have an atmosphere?
No - that is one reason why it has craters!
Yes!
People say I am earth's sister planet and I am the brightest planet in the sky
Venus
I am the smallest planet, closest to the sun
Mercury
I was visited by astronauts from earth
Moon
A person who studies the stars is called an...
astronomer
Does major mean small or unimportant?
No
I am known as the "Red Planet", astronauts may be able to visit me one day.
Mars
I am the biggest planet and have a big red spot that is actually a giant storm
Jupiter
I am the planet that has the coldest atmosphere
Uranus
How many moons does mars have?
2
What is a constellation?
A group of stars that makes a "picture" in the night sky
I am a blue planet and farthest from the sun.
Neptune
I have water and oxygen to support life
Earth
I am a planet that has LOTS of layers of clouds
Saturn
The earth moves in two different ways, what are they?
On its axis and orbitting the sun, etc.
Are things associated with the moon called solar?
No, things associated with the sun are solar.
I lie on my side and I am the only planet other than earth that is not named after a Roman god
Uranus
I am a STAR not a planet that allows humans to survive on earth
The Sun
What are the four phases of the moon that we learned about?
New Moon, Crescent Moon, Half Moon, Full Moon
Tell me the name of three constellations we learned about
Big dipper, Little dipper, Orions Belt, etc