Planets
Vocab
Movement
The moon
Random
100
Spell the name of this planet.
E. A. R. T. H.
100
What vocab word describes small planets?
Dwarf planets
100
Rotation of Earth produces?
Day and Night
100
The moon is Earth's only ________?
(Natural) satellite
100
What is this called?
A star
200
Mercury is the closest to the sun at number 1, what number from the sun is Jupiter?
Fifth from the sun (number 5)
200
Gas or rock spheres which orbit stars are called?
Planets
200
The orbit of Earth produces what?
The four seasons. (Spring, Winter, Autumn, Summer)
200
Which moon phase is this?
The full moon
200
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky way
300
What planet is this?
Uranus
300
Groups of nebulas and stars are called?
Galaxies
300
One rotation of Earth takes how long?
24 hours
300
Which moon phase is this?
The waning moon
300
Name Earth's three layers.
Crust, Mantle, Core
400
Name all 8 planets in order beginning with the one closest to the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
400
What is an asteroid?
Rocks that move in outer space. (Or something similar)
400
How long does it take Earth to complete its orbit?
365 days AND 6 hours
400
The moon's rotation and orbit take the same amount of time. How long is that?
29 and a half days.
400
Explain why light pollution is bad.
(There are lots of possible answers.)