The Solar System
This force, given off by the Sun, is responsible for keeping the planets of our solar system in orbit.
What is gravity?
This planet is the 3rd planet from the sun, and the only planet proven to support life?
What is Earth?
This date marks the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere.
What is March 20th?
This holiday, celebrated on the vernal equinox, is known in Japan as a time to connect with loved ones who have passed - and the start of the cherry blossom season.
What is Shunbun no Hi?
The number of planets officially recognized as being a part of our solar system.
What is 8?
The sun provides the energy for this reaction, typically performed by plants, which provides nearly all energy used on Earth.
What is photosynthesis?
The date of this holiday is always the first sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox.
What is Easter?
This planet is the 8th from the sun.
What is Neptune?
The number of degrees that the Earth's axis is tilted.
What is 23.5 degrees?
This imaginary line marks 23.4 degrees north of the equator, the furthest north that the sun can be seen directly overhead.
What is the tropic of cancer?
The force that prevents harmful solar radiation from reaching the Earth's surface.
What is the magnetic field?
Two of Earth's vital systems that are driven by solar radiation.
What are weather and the water cycle?
This season, here, occurs at the same time as winter in the southern hemisphere.
What is summer in the northern hemisphere?
This measurement is based off of the distance between the Earth and the Sun.
What is an AU (astronomical unit).
The two types of poles that planet Earth has, both of which are constantly shifting.
What are geographical and magnetic?
January 3rd marks this event, when the Earth is closest to the sun.
What is the perihelion?