Distance from Sun
Which planet is farthest from the Sun?
Neptune
What is the smallest planet?
Mercury
What event takes about 1 year to complete?
Earth revolving completely around the Sun.
What word describes the path the Moon travels around Earth?
Orbit
What is the imaginary pole, through the center of Earth, that it rotates on?
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
What is the biggest planet?
Jupiter
What causes the Sun to look like it is setting each night?
Earth is rotating on its axis.
Which happens most often?
The Earth orbiting the Sun
The Moon orbiting the Earth
The Sun orbiting the Earth.
The Moon orbiting the Earth
What season is it in the southern half of the world if the norther half is in summer?
Winter
Do planets closer to the sun take more or less time to revolve around the sun compared to planets that are farther away?
Less time.
Which planets are the terrestrial planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What is the position of the sun at 12 noon?
Directly above you in the sky.
What features are found on both Earth and the Moon?
iron core
rocky crust
liquid water
thick mantle
gas atmosphere
iron core
rocky crust
thick mantle
Why is the northern half of the Earth warmer in the summer?
What force keeps the planets orbiting the Sun?
gravity
Which planets are the gas giants?
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
Which of the following have an atmosphere?
Sun
Moon
Earth
Earth
Sun
Where is the moon when it is all dark and called a New Moon?
Between the Earth and Sun.
What is the imaginary line around the center of the Earth called?
Equator
List the planets in order from closest to farthest from the Sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Put these planets in order from smallest to largest:
Jupiter - 142,984
Uranus - 51,118
Neptune - 49,528
Saturn - 120,536
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
What is the Sun made of?
Hot gas
Is the moon farthest or closest to the Sun when it is a Full Moon?
Farthest
Choose all the reasons that we have different seasons.
Earth is rotating.
Earth is revolving around the Sun.
The Sun has less energy in winter.
Earth's axis is tilted.
The Sun moves further away in the winter.
Earth revolves around the Sun.
Earth's axis is tilted.