SOLAR SYSTEM
PATTERNS IN SPACE
The Brightness of the Sun and Stars
The Inner and outer Planets
Earth's Movements in Space
100
The entire solar system relies on __________________ to keep the planets in order.
gravity
100
It´s the distance the light travels in one year.
light year
100
What does this picture represent?
Earth's tilt on its axis and revolution around the sun cause seasons.
100
The ____________________ Belt separates the inner planets from the outer planets.
asteroid
100
Earth takes ___________________ hours to rotate on its axis.
24 hours
200
WRITE THE NAMES OF THE PLANETS IN ORDER FROM THE SUN:
Sun → 1. Mercury → 2. Venus → 3. Earth → 4. Mars → 5. Jupiter → 6. Saturn → 7.
Uranus → 8. Neptune
200
A group of objects or events that repeat in the same order.
pattern
200
A ______________ is a huge ball of very hot matter that gives off energy.
star
200
The __________________ has an atmosphere that allows the existence of living things.
EARTH
200
It takes Earth to revolve around the sun ___________________ days.
365
300
Most of the planets were named after Roman ___________________.
gods
300
What part of the sun can be seen with an unaided eye?
photosphere
300
Is this a picture of an asteroid or a comet?
asteroid
300
Which of the following explains the difference between the inner and outer planets?
The inner planets are made up of gas, and the outer planets are made up of rock.
The inner planets do not have any moons, and the outer planets each have a moon.
The inner planets are made of rock, and the outer planets are made of gas.
The inner planets are made of rock, and the outer planets are made of gas.
300
Which statement tells what causes the sun to appear to move across the sky?
Earth rotates on its axis.
400
Which planet is farthest from the sun?
neptune
400
The closer a star is to us, the ___________________ it will appear.
brighter
400
You can see the moon because ___________________ reflects off the moon’s surface.
sunlight
400
It is the first and smallest planet in the solar system.
mercury
400
When light shines on an object, and sunlight doesn’t pass through, it forms a ___________________.
shadow
500
A system of eight planets, the sun, asteroids, and comets. → ____________________
Solar system
500
An imaginary line through the center of the Earth. → ____________________
axis
500
The only star in our solar system. → ____________________
SUN
500
Four planets farthest away from the sun. → ____________________
outer planets
500
The spinning of Earth on its axis. → ____________________
rotation