Planets
Planets orbit around _______
What is the Sun
This object in our solar system was once identified as a planet
What is Pluto
Each moon revolution takes approximately
What is 29 ½ days
Constellations mean
What is "stars together"
Earth orbits around the sun every
What is 365.25 days
Name the planet closest to the sun.
What is Mercury
Meteoroids that enter Earth's atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called
What are meteors
In this phase of the moon, the moons illuminated side is completely facing earth
What is full moon
This is the brightest star in the night sky
The outer planets are called
What is gas planets
Name outer planets
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
This is the most famous comet because it marked the first time astronomers understood comets could be repeat visitors to our night skies.
What is the Halley comet
This occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened
What is a lunar eclipse
This is a red supergiant star and one of the largest visible to the naked eye- found in the Orion constellation
What is Betelgeuse
The smallest and largest planets are
What is Mercury and Jupiter
The four planets closest to the sun are called
What are terrestrial planets
This comet that was one of the most widely observed of the 20th century and one of the brightest seen for many decades.
What is comet Hale Bopp
When the moon cannot be seen at all, it is called a ________ moon.
What is a New Moon
This star is commonly referred to as the North Pole star
What is Polaris
What constellation is the Polaris star found in
What is Ursa Minor
This planets rings are made mostly of chunks of ice and small amounts of carbonaceous dust.
What is Saturn
What seperates the inner plants from the outer planets?
What is the asteroid belt
This happens when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obstructing (hiding) the view of the Sun
What is a solar eclipse occurs
This is a small, low-mass star located 4.2465 light-years away from the Sun in the southern constellation of Centaurus.
What is the Proxima Centauri
This group of stars are the most obvious cluster to the naked eye in the night sky
What is The Pleiades