Vocabulary
Inner planets
Outer planets
Moon and seasons
Sun and stars
100
The star at the center of the solar system.
What is the sun.
100
The closest planet to the sun.
What is mercury.
100
What is another name for the outer planets?
gas giants
100
What is the phase called when we do not see the moon?
new moon
100
The dark spots on the sun.
What is sunspots.
200
The path an object takes around another object.
What is orbit.
200
Inner planets are __________ in temperature.
What is hotter.
200
What is the size of the outer planets?
They are very large.
200
What causes the light on the moon?
the sun.
200
A group of stars that form an imaginary picture.
What is constellation.
300
Everything that exists in space.
What is the universe.
300
What is the surface of inner planets like?
rocky
300
The temperature on the outer planets is_____________.
What is colder.
300
What causes the seasons?
the earth's tilt
300
Why do we see different stars during different seasons?
Earth's movement around the sun allows us to see different parts of space.
400
A large system of stars, dust and gas.
What is the galaxy.
400
How many moons do the inner planets have?
What is no more than 2.
400
How many moons do outer planets have?
many moons
400
What season is happening when earth is tilted away from the sun?
Winter
400
the temperature of blue stars
What is hot.
500
A small mass of rock, ice and frozen gases that orbits around the sun.
What is a comet.
500
What separates the inner and outer planets?
the asteroid belt.
500
The largest planet in the solar system.
What is jupiter.
500
Who invented the telescope?
Galileo Galilei
500
What two things make up the sun?
hydrogen and helium
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