Vocabulary
This imaginary line that the Earth turns on is known as it's...
Axis
What does the acronym M V E M J S U N help us remember?
The planet's names in order from the sun.
How are terrestrial and gas giants different?
Terrestrial planets are made of solid materials, and gas giants are made of gases.
Terrestrial planets are smaller than gas giants.
Terrestrial planets are closer to the sun than gas giants.
_______ is the hottest planet in the solar system because it has ________ clouds that trap the suns heat in it's atmosphere.
1) Venus
2) Toxic/poisonous
How many phases does the moon have?
8
Orbit (to move around) is a synonym for the word...
Revolve
How come Pluto isn't considered a normal planet anymore?
Pluto doesn't have it's own "lane" to orbit in, it gets knocked around by other items in space.
How is Earth similar to Mars?
They both orbit the sun.
They both are terrestrial planets.
They both have frozen water located at their poles.
Jupiter and Saturn
Which phase does each moon cycle begin with?
New Moon
The Earth has 1 satellite that revolves around it called the...
Moon
What are the terrestrial planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
How are Jupiter and Neptune similar to each other?
They are both gas giants.
They both had/have a huge storm happening on the planet.
The Mariner 10 was a spacecraft that took 4 months to get to which planet?
Mercury
The moon is reflecting all of the suns light off of it's surface. Which phase is the moon in?
Full Moon
The Earth spins on it's axis. Another word we could use instead of spins is...
Rotates
What are the gas giants?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Uranus is different than other planets because it...
rotates on it's side.
What is Saturn's rings made up of?
Ice, dust, and rock pieces
What is the difference between a crescent and gibbous shaped moon?
The crescent moon only has a little sliver of the moon lit up, where the gibbous moon is almost completely lit up.
The space system that our 8 planets are a part of is called the...
Solar System
Name the planets in order from closest to the sun, to furthest from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The sun is the center of our solar system; all planets have this one thing in common when it comes to the sun.
All planets orbit (or revolve) around the sun.
Which planet is the windiest in the entire Solar System?
Neptune
What is the difference between waxing and waning?
Waxing means the moon appears to be gaining light, and waning means that the moon appears to be losing light.