planets
the sun
the moon
more moon
other
100
This is the planet that is closest to the sun.
What is Mercury?
100
The sun is the center of this system.
What is the solar system?
100
The moon is a natural type of this that revolves around a bigger object.
What is a satellite?
100
This moon phase occurs when the moon is between the earth and sun so that the dark side of the moon faces earth.
What is the new moon phase?
100
These two things cause the earth to experience seasons.
What is the tilt of the earth and its revolution around the sun?
200
This is the 3rd planet from the sun.
What is earth?
200
The sun is a type of this gas sphere that gives off light and heat.
What is a star?
200
These are hollow pits on the surface of the moon.
What are craters?
200
When the sun light shines on more and more of the moon, we say that the moon is doing this.
What is waxing?
200
The moon is this far away from earth.
What is 240,000 miles?
300
This is what all the planets have in common?
What is "they revolve around the sun?"
300
It takes the earth 365 days to do this.
What is revolve (orbit) around the sun?
300
The moon's gravitational pull causes this rise and fall of the ocean.
What are tides?
300
When the moon casts a shadow on the earth this is called a
solar eclipse
300
This many earths can fit inside the sun.
What is 1,000,000?
400
These are the rocky planets.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
400
This is how long it takes earth to complete one rotation.
What is 24 hours --or one day?
400
These are the apparent shapes of the moon.
What are phases?
400
When the Earth casts a shadow on the moon this is called
Lunar eclipse
400
The sun is this hot.
What is 10,000 degrees F?
500
These are the gas giants.
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
500
The sun is responsible for this first step of the water cycle.
What is evaporation?
500
These are higher and lower than normal tides.
What are spring tides?
500
Why isn't there an eclipse every month?
Because of the moons tilted axis (tilted ellipse).
500
It takes this many minutes for sunlight to reach earth.
What is 8?
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