The Sun
The Planets
The Earth
The Stars and Other Stuff
Vocabulary Terms
100
The sun rises in the _______________ and sets in the ___________________.
East, West
100
Rank the following objects from smallest to largest:
Moon Sun Earth
moon, earth, sun
100
Earth is the _____________ planet from the Sun.
third
100
What is the central and only star in our solar system?
The Sun
100
The path the earth takes when it revolves around the sun.
orbit
200
What are these loops called?
solar flares
200
Mars
200
What important gas does Earth have in it's atmosphere?
oxygen
200
Name one constellation that is visible this time of year.
Cassiopeia, the Crown
Pegasus, the Horse (head and front legs)
Cygnus, the flying Swan
200
Icy object in the Oort cloud
comet
300
The sun is made up of mostly ______________.
hydrogen gas
300
Jupiter
300
What keeps Earth warm?
Greenhouse gases
300
Name this constellation: You will recieve an extra 100 points if you can tell me it's scientific name. 
The big dipper or Ursa Major
300
Everything in space
universe
400
The sun is a ___________ (small, middle, or large) sized star.
middle
400
Uranus
400
How long does one complete rotation of the Earth take?
24 hours
400
All star are born form with cloud of dust
nebulae
400
Rocky object, small and irregular shaped
asteroid
500
How far away is the sun from the earth?
150 000 000 km
500
Venus
500
Why is being in the Goldilocks zone important?
Liquid water exists (not too hot or too cold)
500
Will our sun become a red giant or a red SUPERgiant?
Red giant
500
Protection from the solar winds
magnetic shield
600
The distance sun's photons can travel in 365 days.
Lightyear
600
Neptune
600
Earth is the only planet in our solar system that can support _______________.
Life
600
What is fusion?
Two hydrogen atoms smash together and create energy.
600
A group of objects that revolve around a single star.
Solar System