The Sun and Earth
Is the sun a rock or a star?
A star
What does the moon orbit?
The Earth
What are stars made out of?
Hot balls of gas
This is the second planet in the solar system, known for being the brightest planet as seen from Earth. What is the name of this planet?
Venus
The seventh planet in the solar system, known for being the coldest planet and for rotating on its side. What is the name of this planet?
Uranus
What is the sun made out of?
Gas
What are the holes on the moon called? (They are created when meteors hit the moon).
Craters
What tools do astronomers use to see the stars more clearly?
Telescopes
This is the first planet in the solar system, known for being the smallest and closest to the sun. What is the name of this planet?
Mercury
This is the fifth planet in the solar system, known for being the largest planet, and having a red spot and sixty three moons. What is the name of this planet?
Jupiter
What causes day and night?
The Earth's rotation on its axis.
What are the four phases of the moon?
New moon, Crescent moon, Half moon, Full moon
Why do stars change colors?
Stars change color depending on how hot they are, and how hot a star is depends on its age, size, and other factors.
This is the fourth planet in the solar system, known at the red planet. What is the name of this planet?
Mars
This is the eighth planet in the solar system, known as the blue planet. What is the name of this planet?
Neptune
What time of day is it if the sun is directly pointed at where we live?
Noon
How long does it take for the moon to do one full rotation around the Earth?
1 month or about 27 days
What is the name for pictures we see in the stars?
Constellations
This is the third planet in the solar system, known for having lots of water, oxygen, and life. The third planet is the most important one to us. What planet is this?
Earth
This is the sixth planet in the solar system, known for the rings around it. What is the name of this planet.
Saturn
What time of day is it when the sun is not directly facing where we live, it is not hitting us at all?
Midnight
What was the name of the first aircraft with people that landed on the moon?
Apollo 11
What is the group of stars (or constellation) that looks like a ladle or pot?
The Big Dipper
A group of planets and other celestial bodies that orbit the sun is called what?
The Solar System
What is Pluto categorized as?
A dwarf planet