Planets1
This consists of the Sun and its family of eight planets.
What is the Solar System.
Which one is the hottest? Asteroid, comet or meteor?
What is a meteor.
This is a body that does not give off light of its own. It reflects the light of the Sun.
What is a planet or what is the moon.
This is how long it takes Earth to orbit the Sun.
What is 365 days.
This is the planet closest to the Sun.
What is Mercury.
This planet is best known for the beautiful system of rings that circle it.
What is Saturn.
These loose collections of rocks and frozen gases orbit the Sun between the planets.
What are comets.
These objects produce and give off their own heat and light.
What are stars.
This is how long it takes the moon to orbit Earth.
What is 23 hours and 56 minutes.
This planet has the largest dust storms in the solar system.
What is Mars.
This is the hottest planet in our solar system.
What is Venus.
Asteroids are ______ objects revolving around the sun that are too small to be called planets.
What is rocky.
This is the centre of our solar system. The eight planets revolve around it.
What is the sun.
This separates the inner and outer planets.
What is the asteroid belt.
Once considered a planet, scientists now call this a "dwarf planet".
What is Pluto.
Unlike other planets, this planet lies on its side. It is greenish in colour, has nine rings and five moons orbiting it.
What is Uranus.
These chunks of rock and metal orbit the Sun between the planets.
What are asteroids.
This body travels around the Earth. It is known as Earth's satellite.
This is the galaxy in which we live.
What is the Milky Way.
This is the only astronomical object to harbour life.
What is Earth.
This planet can only be seen through a telescope. Little is known about this distant planet.
What is Neptune.
These have bright heads and long, shining tails. They shine partly because of light absorbed and reradiated from the Sun, and partly because of reflected sunlight.
What are comets.
These are patterns of stars in the sky that seem ( to some people) to be in the shapes of pictures.
What are constellations.
This is the study of outer space.
What is astronomy.
This is the largest planet and is best known for its beautiful colours and its great red spot.
What is Jupiter.