Rocks and Stuff
Gravity pulls all things to the _______ of the Earth
Core
A __________ on Earth takes 24 Hours
Rotation
The closest planet to the Sun is:
Mercury
This measure of distance is 6 Trillion Miles (6,000,000,000,000mi)
Light-Year
A large sphere of hot gas that projects light and heat:
Star
A space rock that is not within any atmosphere in space is called ____________
Asteroid
From New To Full:
New, Crescent, Half, __________, Full
Gibbous
What do we call the collection of space rocks that orbits the Sun and separates the inner and outer planets
Asteroid Belt
The closest star to Earth is:
The Sun
This collection of plants, animals, and water is created by an underground aquifer in desert regions:
Oasis
What is the name of the imaginary line that splits the Earth in Half around the middle?
Equator
All planets orbit on an ___________ path.
Elliptical
A ________ contains billions of stars, dust, rocks, gas, planets, etc. that are held together by gravity.
Galaxy
The brightness of a Star is mostly determined by:
Size
Age
Temperature
______________
The halves of Earth Separated by the Equator is called
The Hemispheres
A space rock that has made contact with Earth or another planet is called a _______________
Meteorite
The Moon repeats the same cycle of showing us all of it‘s
Phases
This planet has the fastest winds in the Solar System
Neptune
What is the name of the North Star?
Polaris
The Sun is how many miles away from Earth?
93 Million Miles
The Moon’s Gravitational Force causes Earth’s ______, or the regular rise and fall of water along the shore.
Tides
Knowing that a Revolution on Earth takes 365 1/4 days, what happens to account for that quarter day?
Leap Year
Which planet is known for having a shorter “year” than it’s “day”?
Venus
Some constellations and stars are ____________, meaning they never leave view in the night sky. These include the North Star and Ursa Major
Circumpolar
The name of the Crater we studied in Arizona…
Barringer Crater