KWL Space Video
This star at the center of our solar system provides light and heat to all the planets.
What is the Sun?
The Latin word “sol” means this, and it’s at the center of our solar system.
What is the Sun?
This is why the Sun looks bigger than other stars in the sky.
What is because it is much closer to Earth?
This phase occurs when the Moon is completely dark and not visible from Earth.
What is the New Moon?
The Earth takes this long to complete one orbit around the Sun.
What is 365 days (1 year)?
This planet is the closest to the Sun and is known for its extreme temperatures.
What is Mercury?
This force keeps planets orbiting the Sun and even holds moons around planets.
What is gravity?
About how many Earths could fit across the Sun?
What is 109 Earths?
If the right side of the Moon is lit, it means the Moon is doing this.
What is waxing?
Explain the difference between waxing and waning. Explain which side is lit when the moon is waxing and waning.
Waxing= Growing *When the right side is lit, it is growing.
Waning= Shrinking *When the left side is lit, it is shrinking.
This planet is the largest in our solar system and has a famous Great Red Spot.
What is Jupiter?
What is the trick to remember the order of the planets?
My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.
This movement of Earth takes 24 hours and causes day and night.
What is rotation?
This phase shows the right half of the Moon lit and happens after the Waxing Crescent.
What is the First Quarter?
How many days does it take for the Moon to orbit Earth?
What is 27.3 days?
Once considered the ninth planet, this celestial body is now classified as a dwarf planet.
What is Pluto?
This icy world was reclassified in 2006 because it couldn’t clear its orbit.
What is Pluto?
These colorful lights happen near the poles when solar wind particles hit Earth’s atmosphere.
What are auroras?
This phase is the last one before the Moon becomes new again, with only a small sliver of light on the left side.
What is the Waning Crescent?
These icy “dirty snowballs” grow glowing tails when near the Sun, and the tails always point away.
What are comets?
This planet spins on its side, making it look like it’s rolling around the Sun.
What is Uranus?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called this group of planets because they are small and rocky.
Terrestrial Planets or Inner Rocky Planets
At the North Pole in summer, the Sun never sets. This phenomenon is called what?
What is the Midnight Sun?
How many days does it take for the Moon to complete all of its phases?
What is 29.5 days?
Which Moon Phase are we currently in?
New Moon