What is a phase
The shape of the moon we see.
What direction does the sun appear to rise?
East
What is a star?
a hot, glowing ball of gases
What is the 2nd planet from the sun called?
Venus
Which constellation do we see in winter?
Orion
What is gravity
the pull between any 2 objects
How many phases of the moon are there?
8
At sunrise, which direction do shadows stretch?
West
What is an object in space that is chunks of ice, rocks and dust?
a comet
Which planet is 2 billion miles from Earth?
Neptune
Which star is closest to the Earth?
The Sun.
what 2 things does gravity depend on?
mass of the object and they distance apart
How long is a lunar cycle?
about 28 days
What is one rotation of the Earth called?
One day.
What is in the solar system?
planets, sun and everything else
What planet is this?
Uranus
What is the name of the group of stars our solar system is in?
Milky Way
What 2 forces keep an object in orbit?
gravity and inertia

What is the name of this moon phase?
waxing crescent
What causes the seasons?
The Earth's tilted axis.
What is a small piece of a comet or an asteroid called?
a meteor
Which is the hottest planet?
Venus
Which is the only star that does not move?
North Star
Where does a high tide happen?
On the part of the Earth that is facing the moon

What is the name of this moon phase?
Waning Gibbous
What is the name of the longest day of the year?
Summer Solstice
What is a meteorite?
a meteor that falls through Earth's atmosphere, also a shooting star
Which is the red planet?
Mars
What is the name of the largest moon in the solar system?
Gannymeade
How much time is there between high tide and low tide?
6 hours
Where is the Earth during a lunar eclipse?
between the sun and the moon
What is the name of the day in the fall where there are equal hours of daylight and night?
Fall Equinox
What is a large sphere that moves around the sun called?
a planet
Which is the only planet with oxygen, liquid water and living things?
Earth
What is a satellite?
an object that circles around another object
What phases of the moon have spring tides?
New moon and full moon.