Stars
What colors are stars?
Yellow, red, orange, blue
Does the Sun rotate around the Earth?
No, the Sun is stationary.
Name the planets in order.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What makes a shadow?
An object blocking the sun
Aside from planets, what makes up our Solar System?
Asteroids, comets, meteors
What are stars made of?
Hot gas
Is the sun a planet or a star?
Star
What do we need to have life on planets?
Liquid water, sunlight, gravity, amount of daylight
How do shadows change?
The position of the sun in the sky
Which is bigger, meteors or comets?
Comets
What do stars generate?
Heat and light
True or False:
The closer a planet is to the sun, the bigger and colder it is.
False
What is the biggest planet?
Jupiter
When is a shadow the longest?
When the sun is in line with the object
Where are asteroids found?
Asteroid Belt -- between Mars and Jupiter
How does the brightness of a star relate to the distance from Earth?
The sun is a source of __________?
Heat and light
How many planets are in our Solar System?
8
When is a shadow the shortest?
When the Sun appears to be directly over top of it
Where is a comet found?
A comet is found beyond Neptune
Are stars all the same size?
No, they can be very different sizes
True or false:
The Sun is the biggest star in our galaxy
False, it's the biggest star in our Solar System but not our galaxy
Does each planet have only 1 moon?
No, some planets have many moons or none at all
What does the Sun appear to do to create a shadow?
Move through the sky. But we know the Earth is rotating and the Sun is not moving
What is a meteor?
A meteor is leftover piece of planet, comets or other meteors that made it through the atmosphere