The Sun & Moon
What gives us light and heat?
the Sun
What planet do we live on?
Earth
What causes day and night?
Earth's rotation
What burns up in our sky and looks like a shooting star?
A meteor
What is a group of stars in a pattern called?
A constellation
What do we call the changing shapes of the Moon?
the Phases of the Moon
Which planet is red and has dusty land?
Mars
What causes the four seasons?
Earth's tilted axis
What do we call a big rock in space that orbits the Sun?
An asteroid
What kind of star is the Sun?
A yellow dwarf
What is it called when the Moon blocks the Sun?
a Solar Eclipse
Which planet has rings around it?
Saturn
What is a year on Earth based on?
One orbit around the Sun
What space object has a tail and orbits far from the Sun?
A comet
What are the four types of galaxies?
Spiral, elliptical, irregular, and lenticular
What is the Sun mostly made of?
Hydrogen and Helium
What is the biggest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
What is the invisible line Earth spins on called?
The axis
Do these objects make their own light or reflect light?
Reflect
What is the name of the cloud in space where stars are born?
A nebula
What are two types of eclipses?
Solar and Lunar eclipses
What is the order of the planets, starting from the Sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What are the two hemispheres of Earth?
the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
What’s the difference between an asteroid, a comet, and a meteor?
Asteroids are rocky, comets are icy with tails, meteors burn in Earth's atmosphere
What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky Way