Planets
What are the names of the outer planets? What is their nickname?
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune/ Gas Giants
What is a star?
What is a burning ball of gas.
About how long does it take for the moon to go through its phases?
What are the names of the inner planets? What is their nickname?
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars/ Terrestrial Planets
True or False The sun is the largest object in our solar system.
What is True
Which moon phases is between the sun and the Earth?
New moon
Which phase has a half moon and is lit up on the left?
Third or Last Quarter
What separates the inner planets and the outer planets?
The asteroid belt
Why do some stars appear brighter than others?
Some stars are closer to the Earth, causing them to appear brighter.
Which phase has a moon that is more than half and the moon is lit up on the right?
Waxing Gibbous
Why do seasons occur?
The earth's axis + orbit = seasons
What is an unpiloted spacecraft that leaves Earth's orbit?
Space Probe
What are similarities between stars and planets.
What is they are both spheres. They both can have satellites. Both come in different sizes and colors.
Why do moon phases occur?
The moon reflects light from the sun as the moon orbits the Earth.
What are 3 differences between stars and planets?
-stars make their own light, planets do not
-stars are much larger than planets
-planets orbit stars, stars do not orbit
-stars are made out of gases, planets are made out of solids, liquids, gases
-stars give off light, planets reflect light