Planets
How many planets in the solar system?
8 planets
A tool that will help you see things in space more clearly?
A telescope
An average-sized star in our solar system.
The Sun
Only known planet to support life is?
Earth
The rocks that orbit the sun between the inner and outer planets.
Asteroids
Largest Planet in the Solar System
Jupiter
What two planets have no moons?
Mercury and Venus
Why does the sun look so big to us?
Because it is the closest star to Earth.
What planet is Earth's twin?
Venus
The Shooting star of rocks.
Meteor
The planet known as the Red Planet
Mars
Objects that orbit around something bigger than themselves are called?
Satellites
Groups or patterns of stars in the sky.
Constellations
The Earth rotates on its?
Axis
Which type of rock is not made from rock?
Comet
Name one characteristic about the inner planets.
Rocky, small, or closer to the sun.
The Dwarf planet close to Neptune.
Pluto
What are stars made out of?
Hydrogen and Helium
How much of the Earth is made from water and land?
70% water and 30% land
Which rock does not have a tail?
Asteroids
Name one characteristic about the outer planets.
Big, gas/ice gaints, have the most moons.
The Earth going around the sun is called.
A revolution
A student takes a picture of the sun during the day and the moon at night. Why do the sun and the moon look the same size?
The sun is larger but the moon is closer so they look the same.
Why does Earth have seasons?
Because the Earth is tilted so different hemispheres experience different seasons when it is closer to the sun.
What are the three different names that Meteoroids have when they get closer to Earth?
Meteor, Meteoroid, Meteorite