Sun
Under technical terms, the sun is considered a what?
A star
The complete view of me is called
Full moon
Dwarf planet no longer considered a planet
Pluto
What time of day is best to look at our solar system?
at night
All humans live here
On earth
What part of day is the Sun usually the highest in the sky?
During noon. Other acceptable answers are: Morning, daytime, afternoon
The reason why I look different throughout the month
lunar and solar elipses
Our smallest planet
Mercury
Daily Double: You will immediately float when you get here because there is no
Gravity
The four seasons we experience
winter, spring, summer, & fall
I am in the middle and all planets ...
revolve around me
I work together with 2 other celestial bodies
earth & sun
Our largest planet
jupiter
What is a telescope? What is it used for?
an instrument used to see object far into space
The amount of time it takes to revolve around the sun
One year 365
Daily Double: The sun provides this necessary energy to the rest of the planets
heat or heat energy
certain times where our moon sizes/shape looks different
moon phases
The unit that is used to measure distance between planets?
Astronomical Units
The earth sun and moon create patterns that we can ...
Observe
The amount of time it takes to rotate
24 hours
When the moon covers me
solar eclipse
occurs when the Earth is positioned between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon's surface
lunar eclipse
the difference between: Rotate and revolve
Rotate: the spin Revolve: to go around
How was our solar system formed?
large disk of dust and gas.
Daily Double: what number distance are we from the sun?
third