Planets
How many planets do we have in our solar system?
Eight
One ________ is equal to the distance light travels in one year, traveling at 300,000 km per second.
Light Year
What is at the center of our solar system that everything orbits around?
Sun
A __________ is a chunk of ice & dust that has a bright head & a long narrow tail.
Comet
What are the names of the two telescopes that we have orbiting our planet?
Hubble
James Webb
What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus
One ________ is equal distance from the Earth to the Sun (1 ______ = 150,000,000 km).
Astronomical Unit
Which form of light is more intense and has more heat?
Direct Light
Stars are formed from big clouds of gas and dust is known as..?
Nebula
True or False: Gas giants were the first to form.
True
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Earth completes one full ___________ on its axis every 24 hours.
Rotation
Which of the following happens in Spring and Autumn where there are equal amounts of day and night hours?
Equinox
A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction is called a....
Galaxy
What is the name of the star closest to Earth?
Sun
What are the four inner planets labeled as?
Rocky/Terrestrial
Earth completes one full ___________ on its axis every 365 days.
Revolution
What is it called in Summer when we have the longest day and shortest night in the Northern Hemisphere?
Solstice
Which two words mean: all of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, etc.
Universe & Cosmos
True or False: When rocky material and metals near the sun form into chunks, this is called accreting.
True
What are the four outer planets labeled as?
Gas giants
The distance from an object in space to the body which it is orbiting, is called...
Orbital Radius
What is at the center of every galaxy where no light can be seen?
Black hole
What is the name of the thing that orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter?
Asteroid Belt
What is the correct order of the planets, starting at the sun?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune