This causes our 24 hour day and is the reason that it can be light on one side of the Earth while dark on the other.
What is Rotation
100
Earth has one satellite, Luna, this satellite has a large gravitational pull on Earth's water which causes what natural phenomenon?
What is tides.
100
The only star in our solar system is what?
What is the sun
100
The name for the shape of the orbit that planets follow when they travel around the sun.
What is elliptical
100
A scientific instrument that allows astronomers to view the stars from Earth. It helps see things at a great distance by magnifying the image.
What is a telescope
200
The Earth takes 365 days to ________ around the sun.
What is Revolve
200
This planet is fifth from the sun; it is the largest planet and is the first of the gas giants.
What is Jupiter
200
The sun in what stage of its life?
What is middle
200
An object that travels around a larger object.
What is satellite
200
Recently, we sent a probe or rover to this planet.
What is Mars
300
All of the planets travel around the sun. This is called a/an_____?
What is orbit
300
The last four planets in the solar system all have similar characteristics; they are large and made of gasses. For this reason they are called what?
What is gas giants
300
The sun is what size star?
What is medium
300
Metallic, rocky bodies that orbit the sun but are too small to be classified as a planet. There is a "belt" of these between the inner and outer planets.
What is asteroids
300
When the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, the days are shorter and the temperature is colder because we are receiving what type of sunlight?
What is indirect
400
The seasons are created by
What is tilt of the Earth's axis.
400
This planet is most similar in size to Earth, it has a rocky terrain and extreme temperatures.
What is Venus
400
True or False. All the stars in the sky look tiny because they are smaller than our sun.
What is false
400
Mixture of ices (water and frozen gasses) that are not part of planet. Usually have a tail when you see them going across the sky.
What is Comet
400
Pluto has been titled what kind of planet?
What is dwarf
500
The Moon goes through several ________, this many to be precise.
What is phases, 8
500
The first four planets have rocky surfaces and are relatively small. They are called ________ planets.
What is Terrestrial
500
The word for a group of stars.
What is constellation
500
An particle or chunk of metallic, stony matter that enters Earth's atmosphere from outer space. It is made from small pieces of asteroid.
What is Meteor
500
The average daily temperature is related to what? The change in average daily temperature throughout the year is called what?