Planets
Earth
Our Moon
Solar System
Numbers
100
Which planet is the largest?
Jupiter
100
What is the name of the star that gives Earth light and heat?
The SUN!
100
What is the name of the different shapes that the Moon?
Phases
100
What is the name of the star that give Earth light and heat?
The Sun
100
How long does is take for the Earth to ROTATE once on its axis?
24 hours or 1 day
200
Which planet is the closest to the sun?
Mercury
200
What is the path that the Earth takes as it moves AROUND the sun?
Orbit
200
How does the moon get light?
The Sun's light bounces off it.
200
What are the hot balls of light that appear in the night sky?
Stars.
200
How long does it take for Earth to ORBIT the Sun?
365 days or one year
300
Name the only known planet with water.
What is Earth?
300
What causes day and night?
The Earth's rotation.
300
Name the phase of the moon that appears to be a complete circle?
What is a full moon?
300
Why is it dark here when it is light on the other side of the earth?
Because the Sun lights half the Earth at a time.
300
How many planets are in our Solar System?
8
400
Which planet has a red, rocky surface?
Mars
400
What is the imaginary line that goes through the center of the earth north to south that the Earth rotates on?
The axis
400
Why does the moon look like it is changing shape?
Because of the sun way the Sun's light reflects off it.
400
Which planet has large rings made of ice and rocks?
Saturn
400
How many seasons do we have in New York?
4 Seasons
500
What is the hottest planet?
Venus
500
What seasons do we have when our part of the Earth is tilted AWAY from the Sun?
Fall and Winter
500
The moon's shape really changes. True or False?
FALSE. It only looks like it changes shape!
500
What is the name of the Sun, 8 planets, and their moons?
The SOLAR SYSTEM.
500
How many stars are in the sky at night?
TOO MANY TO COUNT!
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