Solar System
Fill in the blank: The _______ is the center of our solar system.
Sun
Earth takes about how long to make 1 full revolution around the Sun.
365 Days
True or False: It rains diamonds on Neptune and Uranus
True! Extreme pressure turns carbon into diamons in their atmospheres.
What is the largest planet?
Jupiter
What is the imaginary line that the Earth rotates on?
Axis
What is the name of the galaxy that contains Earth?
The Milky Way
The Sun is made mostly from gasses called hydrogen and ________.
Helium
Which planet could float on water because it is so light?
Saturn. It is mostly gas and less dense than water.
What is the furthest planet from the sun?
Neptune
A _______ _________ is when the sun is obscured by the moon.
Solar Eclipse
_________ are caused by the tilting of the Earth as it revolves around the Sun.
Seasons
List the Earth, moon, and sun in order from smallest to largest
Moon, Earth, Sun
Which planet is home to Olympus Mon, the tallest mountain in the solar system?
Mars
Olympus Mon is three times taller than Mount Everest.
This planet is blue because of the methane gas in its atmosphere and is tipped on its side.
Uranus
What is a chunk of rock from outer space that burns up in the atmosphere.
Meteor
What is responsible for the changing of tides?
Phases of the moon
The moon takes about how many days to make one full rotation around earth?
28 Days
What is Jupiter’s “Great Red Spot" and Neptune's "Great Dark Spot"?
Both are huge storms (Hurricane) that have been circulating around the planet for hundreds of years.
Planets that are rocky and dense and found within the inner solar system are referred to as this term?
Terrestrial
What planet has the shortest days?
Jupiter, one day is just 10 hours because it rotates the fastest.
Identify the three major types of galaxies.
Spiral, elliptical, and irregular.
Name the four phases of the moon.
New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, Last Quarter
How many moons does Saturn have?
146
Name 3 of 4 planets that are considered Gas Giants.
Uranus, Saturn, Juputer, Neptune
Which planet is considered the hottest in the Solar System?
Venus. It has a tremendous Greenhouse Effect – Due to a large amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (98%) -the CO2 traps the heat and causes the surface temperature to reach around 700 Fahrenheit.