Earth, Sun, Moon!

Earth

100

The planet we live on is

What is Earth

200

The third planet from the sun

Earth

300

How many hours are in an Earth day?

24

400

How many days are in an Earth trip around the sun?

365 / 1 year

500

What two elements is the sun primarily made up of?

Hint- both start with H. One is put into balloons.

Hydrogen and Helium

Sun

100

All planets orbit around

the Sun

200

The planet closest to the Sun

Mercury

300

These orbit the sun, but are lumpy rocks that tumble

Asteroid

400

The sun uses its this to hold the solar system around it

Gravity/Gravitational pull

500

The outermost layer of the sun

Corona

Moon

100

Orbits our Earth

the Moon

200

When the moon is between the sun and the Earth, this eclipse occurs

Solar Eclipse

300

You need these to look at a solar eclipse

Special glasses

400

A lunar eclipse is also called this

a Blood Moon

500

A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon is behind which

a. Sun

b. Earth

Moon is behind the earth, Earth's shadow is on the moon!

Galaxy

100

The name for our galaxy

Hint- Candy bar name

The Milky Way

200

Theory for the creation of our solar system

Hint- TV show

Big Bang Theory

300

When you see a falling star, you are really seeing this

Meteor

400

This is a large group of ice, dust, and metal that orbits the sun and has a tail.

Comet

500

What are three things are found in our galaxy?

Stars, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, etc

Planets

100

The ringed planet

Saturn

200

Used to be planet, now a dwarf planet

Pluto

300

Largest planet and has a big red spot that is a really huge storm

Jupiter

400

Planet with the thickest atmosphere, also the hottest

Venus

500

This planet does not spin like the others, has a very small ring. One of the coldest planets

Neptune