Solar System
This term refers to the collection of celestial bodies including the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and more, bound together by gravity.
Solar System
This planet is known for its prominent rings.
Saturn
The sun is composed of these two elements.
Hydrogen and Helium
This is the phase of the Moon when it is completely illuminated as seen from Earth.
Full
3rd
This is the largest planet in our solar system.
Jupiter
This is the smallest planet in our solar system.
Mercury
When the sun's light is blocked, it casts a _______.
shadow
The moon is a rocky natural satellite that ______ the Earth.
orbits
The Earth moves around the _____.
Sun
These two planets are known as the "ice giants" in our solar system.
Uranus and Neptune
Despite being red, this planet is a cold place, not hot.
Mars
At noon when the sun is highest in the sky, shadows are at their shortest or longest.
Shortest
The different shapes of the moon that we see at different times of the month are called the Moon’s_____.
Phases
The earth’s axis is a line that runs from the ____ pole to the _____ pole through the center of the Earth.
North, South
What is the 3rd "rock" from the Sun?
Earth
This is the farthest planet from the sun.
Neptune
The sun rises in the _____ and sets in the _____.
East, west
This is the period of time it takes for the Moon to orbit the Earth once.
One month
Planets are almost spherical. Their own _______ pulls them into a round shape.
gravity
This phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, blocking sunlight.
A Solar Eclipse
This dwarf planet was formerly classified as the ninth planet in our solar system.
Pluto
The sun is _____ miles from Earth.
93 million
The moon _______ light from the sun.
reflects
The _____ is the elliptical path that each planet follows around the Sun. Like all other planets, the Earth is almost spherical and _____ the Sun on an elliptical path.
orbit