The Moon
From where does the moon gets its light?
The Sun
Which of the planets in our solar system is the hottest?
What is Venus
How long does it take earth to rotate once on its axis?
24 hours (one day)
What is the sun ...
A star
A planet
An asteroid
A star
How many planets are in our solar system?
8
What makes the Moon look like it's changing shape
It's movement around the Earth
Which of the planets in our solar system looks red in color?
Mars
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun one time?
one year
How does the sun keep the planets in orbit
It's gravitational force
What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky Way
This phase of the moon is when we can't see the moon at all.
New Moon
Which of the planets in our solar system has a red spot of storms that have been there for thousands of years?
Jupiter
What causes the Earth to have seasons?
The tilt of the Earth on its axis
How many Earths would it take to equal the sun?
About 1 million
What do we call oddly shaped rocks that float around in space?
Asteroids
This phase of the moon is when the moon looks something like a football
gibbous
Which is the only planet to rotate on it's side?
Uranus
How long does it take the moon to travel around the Earth one time?
29 1/2 days (one month)
Of what is the sun made?
Gases - Helium and Hydrogen
Other than Earth, what is the only other body in our solar system on which a person has walked?
The Moon
This is the term we use to say that the amount of the moon we can see is increasing
waxing
Which dwarf planet used to be an actual planet?
Pluto
Why does in snow in some places on the Earth in the winter time but not in others?
The places that are closer to the equator get more direct and intense sunlight so they stay too warm for snow.
What keeps all of the planets from getting sucked into the sun?
What do we call large, black sections of space that have so much gravitational pull the suck everything in...including light?
Black holes