Planets
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury!
This means to travel in a path around another object.
To revolve!
Has life been found on other planets?
No!... Not yet.... ;)
This is a planet's path around the Sun.
An orbit!
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
What is Jupiter?
This is a natural satellite that goes around a planet.
A moon!
What is made up of the sun and all of the objects that go around it?
What is the Solar System?
What is our galaxy called?
The Milky Way Galaxy! (Milky Way is also good)
Which planet is the farthest from the sun?
Neptune!
This means to spin around an axis.
To rotate!
These planets are mostly made of rock.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars!
These are large pieces of space rock with irregular shapes and are found between Mars and Jupiter.
Asteroids!
This is the second largest planet in the solar system.
What is Saturn?
What force keeps the planets in orbit (and your feet on the ground)?
Gravity
This equals one rotation of Earth around its axis.
What is one day?
These planets are mostly made of gas.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune!
There is one of these at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. It's so strong, not even light can escape! Because of that it's darker than anything else in space..
A black hole....!
What is smaller than a planet but is not a moon, an asteroid, or a comet? (Hint, what is Pluto?)
A dwarf planet! (or planetoid)
Why do some planets have more moons?
They are large and have more gravitational pull.
What do we call it each time the earth revolves around the Sun?
A year!
This is made of rock.. It's also smaller than an asteroid and is known as a shooting star.
A meteoroid!