Key Vocabulary
What is the term for the path an object takes around another object in space?
What is at the center of our Solar System?
Sun
What planet is the smallest and closest to the Sun?
Mercury
What causes day and night on Earth?
Rotation
Who is a famous Canadian astronaut?
Chris Hadfield
What do we call a large object that orbits a star?
Planet
What does the Sun provide that is essential for life on Earth?
Heat and light
Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?
Mars
What effect does the tilt of Earth's axis have?
Different seasons
A group of stars that form a pattern is called a what
A constellation
What is the force that pulls objects toward one another?
Gravity
What type of celestial body is the Sun?
A star
What planet is known for its large rings?
Saturn
What is the movement of Earth around the Sun called?
Revolution
What do astronauts use to travel to space
A spacecraft/spaceship
What is the name of a natural satellite that orbits a planet?
Moon
How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun
365 days
Which planet is the only one known to support life?
Earth
How long does it take for Earth to rotate once?
24 hours
How many different phases does the Moon have?
eight
What is a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky called?
Constellation
What is the Sun primarily made of?
Hot gasses
What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
Jupiter
Earth is the only planet to have what on it
Liquid water
What is the purpose of satellites
To observe/study Earth and space