Planets
List the order of the planets in our Solar System.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Earth rotates on an imaginary line called what?
Axis
What term describes the moon when it is "growing"?
Waxing
Stars are hot, glowing balls of ______.
Gas
A small planet-like body that orbits Earth
Moon
The two largest planets in our Solar System are...
Jupiter and Saturn.
How long does it take Earth to rotate once around its axis?
1 day (24 hours)
If I saw a full moon last night. In two weeks, what will I see?
New moon
Which is the closest star to Earth?
The Sun
The star at the center of our solar system
Sun
What is the name of the dwarf planet, also known as the smallest planet?
Pluto
What is one reason that seasons change?
Earth is tilted on its axis.
Describe a New Moon.
A New Moon is when no section of the moon is visible from Earth due to the light from the Sun bouncing off the opposite side of the Moon.
A ___________ is a group of stars that make an imaginary shape in the night sky.
Constellation
The path that one object in space takes around another object.
Orbit
List the inner planets and list the outer planets
Inner: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Outer: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Why does the Southern and Northern Hemisphere experience opposite seasons?
Because when one side of the Earth is pointing towards the Sun (summer) the other side of the planet is pointed away from the Sun (winter).
This term is used to describe different shapes of the moon.
Phases
What does a star's color tell us about the star.
How hot it is
Everything that exists in space.
Universe
What planet is the red planet? Why do they call it the red planet?
Mars. It looks fiery red from Earth.
Every four years, the year has 366 days instead of the normal 365. Why is it necessary to have a year with 366 days every four years?
Takes Earth about 365 1/4 days to orbit the sun. Need an extra day every 4 years to make those 1/4 into a whole day.
When the moon is visible at night, why can we see it?
Light from the sun reflects off the moon
Explain why the stars seem to change position as the seasons change.
Earth is constantly moving around the sun, so we see different parts of space at different times of the year.
A large system of stars, gas, and dust.
Galaxy