Solar System
Cycles
Earth
Sun
Moon
100
The center of the Solar System
What is the sun
100
The Earth moves on a path called an orbit around the sun
revolve
100
How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days or 1 year
100
The sun is located where in the solar system?
Center
100
The moon revolves around the _________.
Earth
200
Name the 4 inner planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
200
The revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the Earth's tilted axis causes _________.
seasons
200
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate?
24 hours or 1 day
200
What is the shape of the orbits around the sun?
ellipse
200
The moons revolution around the Earth causes ______.
tides
300
Name the 5 Outer Planets in order
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
300
The sun rises in the __________ and sets in the _____________.
East and West
300
The Earth's core is a solid, liquid, or gas?
solid
300
The sun is a closest star or the biggest star?
closest star
300
How many tides are there in a 24 hour period.
4 tides (2 high and 2 low)
400
This planet has the shortest year
Mercury
400
The imaginary line that goes from the north pole to the south pole
axis
400
If it is summer in the northern hemisphere. What season is it in the southern hemisphere?
winter
400
The sun's gravity does what?
keeps the planets on their orbit
400
The moon does not have an atmosphere. Meteorites that hit the moons surface cause _________.
craters
500
The largest PLANET in the solar system?
What is Jupiter
500
The Earth spinning on its axis
rotate or rotation
500
Day and Night is caused by?
The Earth's rotation on its axis
500
The sunspots on the sun are darker and __________.
colder
500
We are able to see the phases of the moon because the sun's light ____________ off of the moon.
reflects
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