Planets
Smallest Planet
Mercury
Star that is closest to the earth
Sun
The continual path around the sun is an ___________
orbit
Star always almost right above the North Pole
North Star
When North America is tilted toward the sun, it is _______________ in North America
Summer
Brightest planet, earth's twin
Venus
Planets orbit the sun because of the sun's ____________
Gravity
When all the moon is visible
Full moon
The moon reflects the light of the __________
Sun
Scientists in space can live and for in a __________________
Space station
Planet tipped on its side
Uranus
The earth continually spins on its ______________
axis
List one way the earth is designed for life
Plant life or water cycle
Group of stars that make a picture
Constellation
A hole in the surface of the moon or other planet is called a ____________
Crater
The farthest planets from the sun are the _______________
Outer planets
Planet that takes the longest to orbit the sun
Neptune
Word that means suitable for life
Habitable
The ___________ is a natural satellite of the earth.
Moon
The sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit it
Solar System
Things God created to stay the same are _______________
Constants
The moons gravity affects the ocean's ______________
Tides
Something natural or man-made that orbits earth
Satellite
The tilt of the earth gives us our __________________
Seasons
A small piece of space rock traveling in space
Meteoroid