The Sun
Earth Movements
The Moon
Planets
Space Objects
100
This is what our sun actually is
What is a star 
100
Earth __________ on it's axis.
What is rotates. 
100
The moon takes this long to rotate on it's axis and orbit around Earth. 
What is 29 1/2 days. 
100
This planet orbits the sun in the opposite direction than the rest. 
What is venus. 
100
Irregularly shaped, rocky objects that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter. 
What are asteroids.
200
Age of the sun
What is 5 billion years old
200
Earth's rotation causes this.
What is day and night
200
The side of the moon that we see is called ___________
What is the near side.
200
The planets closest to the sun are called this. 
What are the inner planets. 
200
Comets are made up of these four things.
What are dust, small rocks, ice, and frozen gases. 
300
The dark spots on the sun are called
What are sunspots
300
Earth __________ around the sun.
What is orbit or revolve.
300
A bowl-shaped dent or hole on the Moon's surface.
What is a crater. 
300
The outer planets are called this. 
What are Gas Giants. 
300
Rocky, metallic, or icy objects that are smaller than asteroids. 
What are meteoroids. 
400
It takes the light from the sun this long to reach us on Earth
What is 8 minutes
400
The seasons are caused by these two things.
What is the tilt of Earth on it's axis and the Earth's orbit around the sun. 
400
It takes the Moon about one month to orbit Earth, which we call this. 
What is a lunar month. 
400
This planet takes 165 years to orbit the Sun.
What is Neptune. 
400
When a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it becomes hot and glows and is then called this. 
What is a meteor. 
500
Another word for a solar flare
What is a prominence
500
This special year has an extra day in February because of the 365 1/4 day orbit. 
What is a leap year. 
500
When we see the left side of the moon and more than half of it, we call it _______________
What is waning gibbous.
500
The Gas Giants have rings which are made up of these things.
What are dust, gravel, and rock. 
500
When a meteor hits the ground and creates a crater, it becomes a ________.
What is a meteorite. 
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