This planet is the "3'rd rock from the sun".
Earth
True or false. The sun is bigger than all the planets.
True.
This is what happens when earth spins on its axis.
Rotation
These are large bodies that orbit the sun!
Planets.
This force creates stars.
Gravity.
The farthest "planet." Very small. Not really a planet.
Pluto
The sun, and all bodies that orbit around it form this.
Solar System
This rock goes around earth the same way the earth goes around the sun.
The moon.
This is a HUGE system of gas, dust, and stars. Our solar system is found at one of the far edges of it.
A galaxy.
Where are stars born?
Nebula
This is the largest planet in the solar system.
Jupiter
How long does it take the earth to travel around the sun?
1 year
Galileo invented this!
The telescope.
What is one type of galaxy?
Two types of energy given off by stars.
Light and Heat
The red planet. It comes after earth.
Mars
How long does it take earth to spin one time on its axis?
One day.
Copernicus said this was the center of our solar system.
The sun.
What is everything in space called?
The universe.
This is an exploding star.
Supernova.
Solids, liquids and gasses. What can planets in our solar system be made of?
Solids and Gasses
This is the word for when the earth travels around the sun.
Revolution
What is a scientist that studies space called?
An astronomer.
How many stars are in our galaxy? Hundreds? Millions? or more?
TRIPLE POINTS... Why do we study space? Write two sentences.
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