Vocab
What is a star?
A star is what we see in the nighttime sky before we go to bed. It's a burning ball of gas and fire
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Which planet is the hottest planet?
Mercury
Which planet has a spot that's named the Big Red Spot?
Jupiter
What galaxy are we a part of?
The Milky Way Galaxy
_______ is a large round object in the sky that orbits a star
Planet
Is Earth the 7th or the 3rd planet from the sun?
Which planet is the largest planet?
Jupiter
What planet is nicknames the Red planet?
Mars
Who was the first astronaut to go to the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What does it mean to tilt?
To lean more to one side than the other
Which planet is the farthest from the sun
Neptune
How long does it take for the Earth to go around the sun entirely?
It takes a full year!
Which planet is nicknames the Blue Planet? **hint: we live on this planet
Earth
What so we send into space to go discover things outside of Earth?
Rocket ships
What does it mean to rotate?
It means to turn in the same place
What planet used to be a planet, but was considered too small?
Pluto
True or False? Moons are huge rocks
True! The reason moons aren't planets is because they can't qualify as them. They're really just huge rocks that circle planets
Which planet is nicknamed the Ice Giant?
Uranus
How old is the sun?
It's 4.1 billion years old!!!!
What is the planet we live on?
Earth
Which planet has rings around them?
Saturn
Why are the last four planets called Gas Giants?
Because they're mostly made out of gas instead of rocks
Which planet is nicknames the Ringed Planet?
Saturn
What color is Neptune?
Neptune is blue