Gas Giants
The biggest planet
What is Jupiter?
can be inflated in space and help carry equipment
Inflatable spacecraft
colorful light show that happens when molecules and atoms collide in space
What is an Aurora?
Has a green tint to it and can be seen in the North sky because it's the brightest is ___________.
Venus
Terrestrial
Sometimes they have these: ______________
What is rings?
The area beyond Neptune with a funny name _________
Kuiper Belt
Electrically charged particles on the sun cause _________ _________.
solar winds
Each orbit that planets make around the sun is called a ____________.
revolution
When the moon passes between Earth and Sun, you have a __________ ______________.
What is a solar eclipse?
Each of the gas giants is (closer/farther) away from each other. ( pick one )
THe beginning of Fall and Summer start with a really long day that has equal darkness and light. It is called the __________.
equinox ( vernal for summer and autumnal for fall )
Dark spots on the surface of the sun____________.
sun spots
Mars is red because of the ______ __________, or rust in its soil.
Iron Oxide
Newton's Law stating " for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" helps us to understand how _________________________________.
Rockets launch
Two of the planets have a __________color to them because of the type of gas they are made of.
"astro" means star and "naut" means ship..... thats where we get the word __________. It means a star sailor or someone who sails a ship through the stars.
astronaut
Three parts of the sun: ___________________
What is the corona, chromosphere, and photosphere.
A revolution is equal to _______ year.
one
When the moon passes between the shadow of the earth, you have a ___________ ____________.
What is a lunar eclipse?
What the 4 gas giants in order?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
National Aeronautics and Space Administration is also called _______________________.
NASA
Only __________ in our universe that is close enough for us to study.
star
Has been explored by NASA because it is the planet most like us because it has seasonal changes, similar soil, and the length of a day is very similar.
What is Mars?
The name of the space shuttle that exploded before leaving the atmosphere in 1986 and carried the first teacher into space ________________.
What is the Challenger?