The Solar System
This consists of the Sun and its family of eight planets.
What is the Solar System?
This is the centre of our solar system. The eight planets revolve around it.
What is the Sun?
Called the morning or evening star, this planet appears in the sky just after sunset and before sunrise.
What is Venus?
These are patterns of stars in the sky that seem to be in the shapes of pictures.
What are constellations?
How do you make an egg roll?
You push it!
These Chunks of rock and metal orbit the Sun between the planets.
What are asteroids?
This is the galaxy in which we live.
What is the Milky Way?
Fifth from the Sun, this is best known for its beautiful colours and its Great Red Spot.
What is Jupiter?
These have bright heads and long, shining tails. They shine partly because of light absorbed and reradiated from the Sun, and partly because of reflected sunlight.
What are comets?
Why can't you trust the king of the jungle?
Because he's always lion.
These loose collections of rocks and frozen gases orbit the Sun between the planets.
What are comets?
This is the planet closest to the Sun.
What is Mercury?
Sixth from the Sun, this is the largest planet. It is best known for the beautiful system of rings that encircle it.
What is Saturn?
This is how long it takes the moon to orbit Earth.
What is 24 hours?
How do you organize a space party?
You planet.
This is a body that does not give off light of its own. It reflects the light of the Sun.
What is a planet?
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What is the Moon?
Once considered a planet. scientists now call this a "dwarf planet."
What is Pluto?
Unlike other planets, this planet lies on its side. Seventh from the Sun, it is greenish in colour and has nine faint rings and five moons orbiting it.
What is Uranus?
This is how long it takes Earth to orbit the Sun.
What is 365 days?
What do you call a shoe made out of a banana?
A slipper.
These objects produce and give off their own heat and light.
What are stars?
This body travels around Earth. It is known as Earth's satellite.
What is the moon?
This planet is eighth from the Sun and can only be seen through a telescope. Little is known about this distant planet.
What is Neptune?
This is the study of outer space.
What is astronomy?
Where do generals put their armies?
In their sleevies.