Solar System 1
This planet is nicknamed the Red Planet.
Mars.
This is the largest planet in our solar system.
Jupiter
This is the only planet that has water - enabling life.
Earth
This planet is the closest to the sun and is very hot on the side facing the sun, and cold on the side away from the sun.
Mercury
What force keeps us on Earth?
Gravity
____________ is best known for the large rings that circle it.
Saturn
How to say Earth in Spanish ______________.
La Tierra
This beautiful bluish green planet is unique because it appears to be spinning on its side.
Uranus
This is the galaxy we live in.
Milky Way.
Where do astronauts train to help them prepare for zero gravity?
Underwater
_____________ is the last planet.
Neptune.
Our closest star.
Sun
What do you call a scientist who studies outer space?
Astronomer
This is the hottest and the brightest planet in our solar system. Thick clouds trap the heat close to this planet.
Venus
True or False: Astronauts can flush toilets in space
False- it is vacuumed and pee is recycled
Something that orbits the earth or another planet
satellite
This phase of the moon is when the moon is between the sun and the Earth.
New Moon
Name the gas giants.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Name three planets in Spanish
Mercurio, Venus, Tierra, Marte, Jupiter, Saturno, Urano, Neptuno.
Why doesn't an eclipse happen every month?
The Sun, Moon and Earth need to line up in a straight line
Name the rocky planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
This is what causes the tides on Earth.
Moon's gravity.
Name the 3 astronauts who went to the Moon in Apollo 11.
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins
Name 2 phases of the moon in Spanish
Luna llena, luna nueva, cuarto creciente, cuarto menguante
Name 3 moons from other planets
Phobos, Deimos, Callisto, Io, Europa, Titan, Ariel, Miranda, Triton....etc