Solar System
What is at the centre of our solar system?
The sun.
Earth revolves around the sun once every
365 days
groups of stars that form patterns in the sky.
Chunks of rock that orbit the sun
Asteroids
Which planet is third from the sun?
Earth.
Earth rotates on its axis once every
24 hours
Polaris is also called
The North Star.
A large ball of ice, dust, rock and gas that orbits the sun.
Comet
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Earth's axis is
tilted
Polaris can be found in the constellation called
Ursa Minor, or the Little Dipper.
A celestial body that orbits a planet.
A moon
Which planet is eighth (and farthest) from the sun?
Neptune
The number of moons planet earth has
one
The easiest constellation to find is
Ursa Major, or the Big Dipper.
A collection of stars, gas and dust in space, held together by gravity.
Galaxy
Which is the largest planet?
Jupiter
the Earth moves
Ursa Major is latin for
Big Bear
A gaseous celestial body that produces its own energy
Star