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What planets are the asteroid belt in between?
Mars and Jupiter
A shadow is...
the absence of light
True or False
The moon has less gravity (less gravitational pull) than the Earth because it has less mass than the Earth.
True
How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?
365 days
Which planet is known for its large rings?
Saturn
How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis once?
one day/ 24 hours
True or False
Most "gas giants" are closer to the sun.
False
The Earth takes one year to make one of these around the sun
A revolution
How many stars are in our solar system?
One (sun)
Which season has the least amount of daylight?
Winter
What is the tilt of the Earth?
23.5 degrees
Day and night are caused by this
rotation on its axis
The hemisphere tilted AWAY the sun is experiencing what season?
Winter
What changes are caused by Earth’s tilt on its axis and its revolution around the sun
Seasons
What is an orbit?
Earth’s path around the sun
What is the imaginary line that divides the earth into two hemispheres?
The equator
The Kuiper Belt is located...
Outside Neptune's orbit
When the north pole is tilted directly toward the sun, the season it's experiencing is _____.
Summer
Why does the sun appear so large to us when other stars so much larger exist?
Because the sun is much closer to us.
What keeps the planets revolving around the sun?
Gravity
A __________ occurs when the moon comes between the sun and the earth and the Moon's shadow falls on Earth, blocking the Sun from Earth.
A solar eclipse
Why is it warmer on a summer’s day than on a winter’s day? You may draw a diagram to help you explain
List the planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
When the moon passes directly behind the Earth and into its shadow
lunar eclipse