Planning Planets
The third planet from the sun
What is Earth.
This is the planet that is closest to the sun.
What is Mercury?
When the sun light shines on more and more of the moon, we say that the moon is doing this.
What is waxing
The sun is this far away from earth.
What is 93,000,000 miles?
These are hollow pits on the surface of the moon.
What are craters.
The moon is a natural type of this that revolves around a bigger object.
What is a satellite?
It is during this time of day that shadows are smallest.
What is midday (or noon)?
The moon is this far away from earth.
What is 240,000 miles?
What is the solar system.
These are higher and lower than lower tides.
What are spring tides.
These two things cause the earth to experience seasons.
What is the tilt of the earth and its revolution around the sun?
This many earths can fit inside the sun.
What is 1,000,000?
Name the rocky planets
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
The moon's gravitational pull causes this rise and fall of the ocean.
What are tides.
Coal, oil, and natural gas are all types of this energy source.
What are fossil fuels?
It takes 365 days to do this.
What is orbit around the sun.
These are apparent shapes of the moon.
What are phases.
It takes this many minutes for sunlight to reach earth.
What is 8?