Solar System
What is the sun?
A. Star
B. Light
C. Planet
A Star
What is the atmosphere made of?
A. Air
B. Dust
C. Stars
a) Air
What is the smallest planet?
Mercury
What is the largest object in our solar system?
Sun
All planets orbit the sun?
A. True
B. False
True
How long does Earth take to spin on its axis?
24 hours or 1 day
What is the 3rd planet from the sun?
A. Mars
B. Earth
C. Pluto
Earth
Where does the sun rise in the sky?
East
What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky Way
How many moons does earth have?
A. 10
B. 6
C. 1
D. 7
C. 1
What are the outer planets made up of?
Gas
Where does the Sun set in the sky?
West
The moon takes how long to orbit or revolve around the Earth?
About 1 month
How long does it take for Earth to orbit or revolve the sun?
365 days
Name the four inner planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
The Sun is considered a what size star?
A. small star
B. medium star
C. large star
B. medium star
Name the 8 planets in our solar system?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Why do stars look so small in the sky but are actually big?
Because they are so far away!
What are the two reasons we have the seasons?
Earth's tilt
Earth's revolution/orbit
At what time during the day is a shadow the shortest.
A. 9am
B. 9 pm
C. 12 pm or noon
C. Noon