This planet has a green dark spot and scientists saw it through a telescope. . . .
What is Neptune
100
What is a comet?
It is made of ice mixed with rocks and dust.
200
Name the inner planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
200
Telescopes gather light to make faraway objects appear . . .
larger, closer and clearer
200
Constellations move in the sky because . . . .
the Earth rotates.
200
When can you see the constellation Orion?
What is only in the winter time.
200
What is a meteor?
Small pieces of broken-off comets or asteroids made up of ice, rock or metal.
300
Name the outer planets
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune
300
What is a curved piece of glass that gathers light?
A lens
300
Star-like objects move in the night sky are . . .
called planets.
300
People used constellations to help them tell . . . .
the time, seasons and direction.
300
What is a small piece of rock or metal that hits the Earth?
A Meteorite
400
Which planet is the hottest and why?
Venus because it's atmosphere/clouds trap the heat
400
Special telescopes can detect . . . .
What is radio waves, x-rays or infrared waves from space.
400
How many constellations do scientists group the stars in?
88 constellations
400
In 1543, who said that the Sun was the center of the solar system?
Copernicus
400
What tool gathers light to make objects appear larger?
A telescope
500
What makes up our solar system?
What is Sun, 8 planets, moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and meteors
500
Who used his telescope to discover evidence that Earth orbits the Sun?
Who is Galileo in 1609
500
What are two reasons why people gave names to constellations?
The constellation patterns looked like animals/people and the names helped them understand the night sky
500
How have telescopes helped scientist learn about our solar system?
Scientists have learned that Earth orbits the Sun and that the Sun is one of billions of stars in the sky. After 1609, they have seen 3 more planets - Uranus, Neptune, and the dwarf planet, Pluto.
500
What are asteroids and where are most found?
A smaller piece of rock or metal orbiting the Sun and found between the inner and outer planets.