Vocabulary
Planets
Moon Phases
Hodge Podge
Facts
100
Earth turns about an imaginary line known as its...
What is axis?
100
List the order of the planets...
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto?
100
The name of the phase of moon that is waning (getting smaller)...
What is Gibbous Moon?
100
To move around an object...
What is revolve?
100
This creates the Earth's seasons...
What is the way the Earth is tilted on its axis?
200
Chunks of rocks or metal that orbit the Sun..
What is asteroid?
200
List three traits the inner planets share...
What is 1. closest to the Sun, 2. warmer and smaller, 3. made of a solid material?
200
The name of the phase that is halfway around the Earth...
What is Full Moon?
200
Chunks of ice and other material that move in long, narrow orbits...
What are comets?
200
Gravity on the moon is ....
What is weak?
300
A hollow area, or pit, in the ground...
What is a crater?
300
The two largest planets in the solar system are...
What is Jupiter and Saturn?
300
The name of the phase when it is between the Sun and the Earth...
What is New Moon?
300
A hot sphere of gas that gives off energy...
What is a star?
300
The Earth's closest neighbor...
What is the Moon?
400
A satellite of the Sun...
What is a planet?
400
The outer planets are made of ...
What is gas?
400
The name of the phase that is one quarter of the way around Earth...
What is First Quarter Moon?
400
List three details that describe the moon...
What is 1. dusty and lifeless, 2. no air or water, 3. hot during the day and cold at night?
400
Footprints on the Moon would last a long time because...
What is there is no water or air to wash them away?
500
A pattern or picture outlined by stars...
What is a constellation?
500
They call the outer planets the...
What is Gas Giants?
500
The moon looks big and _____ because it is so close to the ________.
What is bright and Earth?
500
List three details that describe the Sun...
What is 1. average size star, 2. made of gases, 3. Hydrogen gas fuels the sun and heat and light comes from this gas?
500
If you were a scientist and you wanted to know when the next full moon was what could you do?
What is observe the moon and write down your observations on a calendar to track when the next full moon would be in the month?
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