Planets
Martians
Stars
Galaxies
Universe
100
Meteors that enter Earth's atmosphere and we can see in the night sky are called.
Shooting Stars
100
How many planets are there (including Pluto?)
Nine
100
Our sun gives us heat and...
Light
100
Which planet has rings?
Saturn
100
What do we nickname "dirty snowballs?"
Comets
200
What planet is nicknamed "The Red Planet?"
Mars
200
The force that pulls objects in the universe together is called...
Gravity
200
What do we call people who are scientists that specialize in space?
Astronomers
200
What tool do we use to view the stars and planets
Telescope.
200
What do we call the black dots that appear on the Sun when we view it through a telescope?
Sun spots
300
The sun rises in the _______________ and sets in the ___________.
East, West
300
Who said "One small step for mankind, one giant leap for mankind."
Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon.
300
What two consetellations we created in the story about Zeus and the bears?
The Big and Little Dippers
300
The theory some scientists use to explain how the universe came into existence.
The Big Bang Theory
300
The ____________________ Belt is between Mars and Jupiter.
Asteroid
400
_____________________ is the study of space.
Astronomy
400
Put the NINE planets in order from smallest to largest
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
400
Pluto is so tiny it got bumped down from a planet, to a _____________ planet.
Dwarf
400
Milky Way and Andromeda are examples of...
Galaxies
400
How many moons does Earth have?
One
500
Put these four words in order from smallest to LARGEST. solar system Sun universe Earth
Earth, Sun, Solar System, Universe
500
The planets _________________________ on their axis
Rotate
500
Because the Earth is tilted, we have ________________
Seasons
500
What causes day and night on Earth.
The Earth's ROTATION
500
The planets ____________________ around the Sun.
Orbit
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