Planets
This is the biggest planet in the solar system. (It is 1.5 times as big as all the other planets put together.)
JUPITER
The name given to groups of stars that look like animals or people.
CONSTELLATIONS
The word lunar refers to this:
MOON
This is the galaxy we live in.
The Northern Hemisphere is tilted _______ from the Sun in winter.
AWAY
This is the third rock from the Sun.
EARTH
This star, also called the North Star, can always be seen in the northern sky,
POLARIS
What was the name of the first manned mission to the moon?
What is biggest?
Milky Way, Solar System. Universe
UNIVERSE
The ________ and _________ of the Earth cause the seasons.
TILT AND ORBIT
This planet has the most moons.
JUPITER
This constellation is also called The Great Hunter,
ORION
Waning means
SHRINKING
This the general term for an object that orbits a planet.
In the summer, the ________ hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun.
NORTHERN
This is the hottest planet in our solar system
VENUS
The apparent movement of constellations in the night sky is due to what?
THE EARTH’S REVOLUTION AROUND THE SUN AND ITS ROTATION ON ITS AXIS.
NASA stands for this:
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION
In winter the Sun is _________in the sky.
These three planets have rings.
SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE
Light emitting objects are sources of ____________.
ENERGY
The phase when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun is called
NEW MOON
He was the first person to walk on the moon.
NEIL ARMSTRONG
What does equinox mean?
EQUAL TIME OF LIGHT AND DARK