Space Movement
Planets
Seasons
The Moon
Miscellaneous
100
The Earth's orbit around the sun lasts this long.
1 year or 365 Days
100
The order of the planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
100
Why constellations change depending on the season?
The earth is orbiting the sun therefore depending on the seasons we are viewing a different part of the universe.
100
The amount of time it takes the moon to revolve around Earth
29 days/ approximately 1 month
100
These helps to keep the planets and moons in their orbits.
Gravity
200
The amount of time it takes the Earth to make one full rotation
1 day or 24 hours
200
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called the
Inner Planets or Terrestrial Planets
200
When part of the Earth is tilted closer to the sun, that part of the world experiences this season.
Summer
200
Solar refers to the sun. This term refers to the moon.
Lunar
200
Planets that are further from the Sun have this
Longer Orbits
300
The shape of the Earth is a
Sphere
300
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are called the
Outer Planets or Gas Giants
300
When part of the Earth is tilted away from the sun, that part of the world experiences this season.
Winter
300
During this phase of the moon, we can see no light from the moon.
New Moon
300
This explains why even though the Sun is only an average size star, it appears so huge to us
The Sun is a lot closer than all other stars
400
This word describes the motion that the Earth and all of the other planets take around the Sun
Orbit
400
A giant red spot appears on this planet, describe what the giant red spot is as well..
Jupiter, a large old storm
400
If the northern hemisphere is experiencing Autumn, the southern hemisphere is experiencing this season.
Spring
400
During this process, the moon moves through the Earth's shadow, and cannot be seen for a short time.
Lunar Eclipse
400
The Sun appearing to Rise and Set is caused by this
The rotation of the Earth
500
True of False: The moon orbits the Sun
False: The moon does not orbit the Sun, it orbits the Earth.
500
A planet that hasn't cleared it's neighborhood orbit is called this
Dwarf Planet
500
During winter, that part of the Earth receives this type of sunlight.
Indirect Sunlight
500
The moon affects this part of the Earth, changing it daily on our beaches.
The ocean tides
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