Sun
This is made of _________
gas
The moon is made of rock, ice, or gas?
rock
There are _____ planets in our solar system
8
Asteroids are made of _______ and orbit _______.
rock, the sun
True or False- Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun.
True
True or False- The sun produces light.
True
True or False. The moon produces light.
False. The moon reflects light from the sun.
The inner planets are made of ______ and they are ______ in size.
rock, small
Comets are made of ______ and form a _______ as they get closer to the sun.
ice, tail
It takes Earth ______ days to revolve (orbit) the sun.
365 1/4
The sun is a star, planet, comet, or asteroid?
star
True or False- The moon has gravity.
True. The moon has gravity, but it is a very small amount.
The outer planets are made of ______ and are ______ in size.
gas, larger
There are ______ stars in our solar system. Name the closet star to Earth.
1, the sun
True or False- Earth is located outside the asteroid belt.
False. Earth is located inside the asteroid belt.
True or False- All planets and moons in our solar system revolve around the sun.
False. Moons revolve around planets. The planets revolve around the sun.
Name some of the landforms on the moon.
Mountains, craters, maria
These planets are nicknamed the "gas giants" and these planets are nicknamed "terrestrial planets".
gas giants- outer planets
terrestrial- inner planets
This separates the inner and outer planets.
asteroid belt.
Explain why the planets revolve (orbit) the sun.
The sun is so massive and has so much more gravity that it pulls the other planets toward it.
The moon revolves around Earth about once every ____ days.
27 or once a month
Name the planets of our solar system in order from the sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
1. Name Earth's twin.
2. Name the largest planet.
1. Venus
2. Jupiter