Our solar system
What is the 3rd planet closest to the sun?
Earth
What is a rock in space called?
asteroid
How long does it take the Earth to complete one full orbit around the Sun?
365 days (one year)
What is the name of the spiral galaxy that contains our solar system?
The milky way
What are the three most common states of matter found on Earth?
Solid, liquid, and gas
What are the characteristics that allow Earth to have life?
Water, oxygen and food.
What orbits earth other than the moon?
A commet
What is the primary cause of Earth's changing seasons
The tilt of the Earth's axis
What is the closest star to planet Earth?
The sun
What is the smallest unit of a chemical element that retains its properties?
An atom
What keeps the planets and other celestial bodies in orbit?How would life on Earth be different in the absence of gravity?
Planets and celestial bodies stay in orbit due to a precise balance between gravity (which pulls them toward a larger body, like the Sun) and forward momentum/inertia
what is the specific types, amounts, and ratios of atoms, elements, or components that make up a substance, material, or mixture
Composition
What are the different shapes of the illuminated part of the Moon as seen from Earth called?
Lunar phases
What is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space where new stars are often born
A nebula
Is boiling water an example of a physical change or a chemical change?
Physical change
How do the physical properties differ between the inner planets and outer planets?
How are comets, asteroids, and meteors similar? How are they different?
composition, orbit, and origin
What is a shooting star referencing to?
A meteor
What event occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow?
Solar Eclipse
What is the massive explosion that occurs at the end of a high-mass star's life cycle?
A supernova
What subatomic particle has a negative charge and orbits the nucleus
Electron
what is the biggest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
What kind of property is ice?
Physical property
What force from the Moon is primarily responsible for the rise and fall of ocean tides?
Gravity
What unit of measurement is used to describe the distance light travels in one year?
A light-year
On the Periodic Table, what do we call a horizontal row of elements?
Period