Marvelous Moon
Stars so Bright
Our Solar System
Shining Sun
Crazy Space
100
Is the moon always in the sky, even if we can't see it?
Yes! The moon never leaves.
100
How many stars are in the sky?
Billions and billions; too many to ever count!
100
How many planets are in our Solar System?
8 planets
100
Could we ever live on the sun?
No way! It's too hot!
100
What are constellations?
Pictures in the sky that are made with stars. The pictures have stories to go with them to help people remember each constellation.
200
The moon's cycle repeats about every ________ weeks.
about every FOUR weeks
200
Which bright star did people use to find their way years ago?
The North Star
200
_____ is not a planet anymore. Why or why not?
Pluto; Scientists are still trying to discover if Pluto is really a satellite (a moon) or a dwarf planet.
200
The sun is really a _______ made up of ______ ______.
star; hot gases
200
T or F: We are a part of the Snickers galaxy.
False! Milky Way Galaxy
300
The moon goes around (Orbits) _________.
the Earth
300
Stars are huge balls of ______ ______.
hot gases
300
Name 4 planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
300
All of the planets move around the _________.
sun
300
T or F: Solarnauts are people that travel in space to explore.
False; Astronauts
400
Which moon phase can we see the most of? Which can we see the least of?
Most=Full Moon Least=New Moon
400
_________ are scientists who study the stars.
Astronomers
400
What is in our Solar System? Name at least 3 things.
the planets, the Sun, our moon, asteroids, asteroid belts, meteoroids, meteors, comets
400
T or F: Without the sun we would be living on a cold, dark planet.
False; it sure would be cold and dark without the sun, but we wouldn't be alive if we didn't have the sun!
400
Can we see the stars and moon move in the night sky?
No, they move slowly in the sky.
500
T or F: The moon is really a satellite that orbits around the Earth about 2 times a month.
False; it takes only 1 month, or about 4 weeks to go around the Earth.
500
T or F: The stars are a part of our Solar System. Why or why not?
False; they are very very far away. Too far for us to ever reach.
500
The planet we live on is ________. What does it have that no other planet has? (We NEED this)
Earth; oxygen
500
Why do we NEED the sun? Name at least 2 reasons why.
It provides: light, heat, oxygen, food, plant growth
500
Our _______ _______ is made up of a sun and all of the planets that go around it.
Solar System
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