Planets
Lights For Day and Night
Spinning and Turning
More Planets (and other things)
Flying Through the Dark
100

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Mercury!

100
This makes objects that are very far away appear much closer.
What is a telescope?
100

This means to travel in a path around another object.

To revolve!

100

Has life been found on other planets?

No!... Not yet.... ;)

100

This is a planet's path around the Sun.

An orbit!

200

This is the largest planet in the solar system.

What is Jupiter?

200

This is a natural satellite that goes around a planet. 

A moon!

200
This is the imaginary line through the middle of Earth or any sphere.
What is an axis?
200

What do we call the sun and all of the objects that go around it?

What is the Solar System?

200

What is our galaxy called?

The Milky Way Galaxy! (Milky Way is also good)

300

Which planet is the farthest from the sun?

Neptune!

300
This is a giant sphere or ball of gases that produces light and heat.
What is a star?
300

This means to spin around an axis.

To rotate!

300

These planets are mostly made of rock.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars!

300

These are large pieces of space rock found between Mars and Jupiter.

Asteroids!

400

This is the second largest planet in the solar system.

What is Saturn?

400

What force keeps the planets in orbit (and your feet on the ground)? 

Gravity 

400

This equals one rotation of Earth around its axis.

What is one day?

400

These planets are mostly made of gas.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune!

400

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....!

500

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)

500

What do we call it each time the earth revolves around the Sun?

A year!

500

This is made of rock.. It's also smaller than an asteroid and is known as a shooting star.

A meteoroid!

500

This is a space object made up of dust and ice.

What is a comet?

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