The name for the path the Earth, and other planets, follow as it travels through the solar system.
What is orbit?
100
Rocky masses that orbit in the solar system.
What is an asteroid?
100
When light bounces off an object in a new direction.
What is reflection?
100
The length of time it takes Earth to orbit the sun.
What is 365 days (or other equivalent length of time)?
200
This terrestrial planet is sometimes called the "Goldilocks" planet because it is the only one known to have conditions that can support life.
What is Earth?
200
The force that pulls planets and other bodies toward the sun, keeping them in orbit.
What is gravity?
200
An icy solar system body that some people call "shooting stars" when they melt and leave a gaseous tail in the sky.
What is a comet?
200
If light energy is absorbed by an object, it turns into this.
What is heat (energy)?
200
Length of time it takes Earth to rotate on its axis.
What is 24 hours (or equivalent length of time)?
300
This planet is the brightest solar body in our night sky besides the moon.
What is Venus?
300
The sun is just an average sized one of these.
What is a star?
300
The closest star to planet Earth.
What is the Sun?
300
A barrier that blocks energy from entering or exiting.
What is insulation?
300
This is the center of our solar system.
What is the sun?
400
This is the name given to the group of smaller planets closest to the sun because they are composed primarily of rock.
What are terrestrial planets?
400
This is the state of matter of the sun.
What is gaseous?
400
An area between the terrestrial planets and gas giants with many rocky bodies in orbit.
What is asteroid belt?
400
These characteristics of surfaces make objects more reflective (you must get at least 2 of them to earn points).
What is flat, smooth, and shiny?
400
This is the root word meaning sun.
What is sol?
500
These planets are the largest in the solar system, but have no solid surface to land on because of their composition.
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (or the gas giants)?
500
The elements that are the main components of the sun. (You must name 2 to earn points).
What is hydrogen and helium?
500
The Moon is an example of this.
What is a satellite?
500
When light enters through a transparent surface, hits a suface and transforms into heat energy and can no longer pass through the transparent surface because the size of the heat waves is too large to pass through.
What is greenhouse effect?
500
This planet has the shortest year of all in our solar system.