The Solar System
What causes the planets to orbit the Sun?
What is gravity? OR What is gravitational attraction?
What is the closest star to Earth and the center of our galaxy?
What is the Sun?
Approximately how many days does it take for Earth to revolve around the Sun?
What is about 365 days?
_________ are bodies that orbit planets and are made up mostly of rock, although they can also contain ice.
What are moons?
In this classic fairy tale, what is the name of the young woman who lives with her wicked stepmother and stepsisters?
What is Cinderella?
The 4 inner planets are often called what?
What are the terrestrial planets?
What size of star is the Sun?
What is a medium-sized star?
What is the term for the Earth to spin one time on its axis? How long does this take?
What is rotation (in 24 hours)?
_________ are metallic, rocky bodies that orbit the sun but are too small to be classified as planets.
What are asteroids?
Which series follows the young wizard and his friends at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?
What is the "Harry Potter" Series by J.K. Rowling?
The planets revolve around the Sun in this shape of orbit?
What is elliptical?
About how long does it take for sunlight to reach the Earth?
What is less than 10 minutes?
What movement is responsible for the changing seasons on Earth?
What is the revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis?
A __________ is a mixture of ices (both water and frozen gases) that are not part of a planet.
What is a comet?
What is the name of the toy cowboy known for his iconic hat and boots?
Who is Woody?
List the 4 Inner Planets in the correct order.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Why do stars larger than the Sun appear so much smaller?
What is the distance between them?
What movement is responsible for the change between night and day?
What is the rotation of the Earth?
_________ are small bodies orbiting the Sun. They are formed when pieces are knocked off of larger objects like asteroids and moons.
What are meteoroids?
In mythology, what is the name of the horse-like creature that has a single horn on its forehead?
What is a unicorn?
List the 4 Outer planets in the correct order.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
How do stars (including the Sun) produce their own light?
What are powerful nuclear reactions inside the Sun?
Explanation: These reactions cause the Sun to release huge amounts of energy. Light is one form that this energy takes.
Explain the difference between the Northern and Southern Hemisphere on Earth?
When the Northern Hemisphere points more toward the Sun it is summer, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is winter because it points more away from the Sun.
A ________ appears when a particle or chunk of metallic or stony matter called a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere from outer space.
What is a meteor?
Who is the author of this classic children’s book about a pig named Wilbur and his spider friend Charlotte? (Answer with book and author)
What is "Charlotte’s Web" by E.B. White?