Planets
This is the smallest planet in our Solar System.
What is Mercury?
This is the closest star to Earth.
What is the Sun?
This phase of the Moon occurs when it is fully illuminated
What is a full moon?
This planet orbits the Sun in just 88 Earth days, making it the fastest in the Solar System.
What is Mercury?
This term describes the path a planet takes as it travels around the Sun
What is an orbit?
This planet is known as the "Red Planet."
What is Mars
A group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern is called this.
What is a Constellation?
This phase occurs when the Moon is completely dark from Earth’s perspective.
What is a new moon?
Known for its Great Red Spot, this planet is so large that all the other planets could fit inside it.
What is Jupiter?
The spinning motion of a planet on its axis is called this
What is rotation?
The largest planet in our Solar System
What is Jupiter
This planet has the most moons in our Solar System, including Ganymede, the largest moon.
What is Jupiter?
This is the term for when the Moon appears to be growing larger.
What is waxing?
This planet's day is longer than its year, as it takes 243 Earth days to rotate once on its axis.
What is Venus?
This word relates to the Sun and is often used to describe energy or events originating from it.
What is Solar?
This planet has rings made mostly of ice and rock
What is Saturn?
This type of star marks the end of a star's life cycle and can result in a black hole.
What is a Super Nova?
This is the phase where the Moon is three-quarters illuminated
What is a waxing gibbous?
This "ringed planet" has moons named Titan and Enceladus, famous for their potential for life.
What is Saturn?
This term describes anything related to the Moon, such as a type of eclipse.
What is Lunar?
This planet rotates on its side and has a blue-green color.
What is Uranus?
The North Star, which is almost directly above Earth's North Pole, is called this.
What is Polaris?
This rare event occurs when Earth’s shadow blocks the Sun’s light from reaching the Moon.
What is a solar eclipse?
This planet is named after the Roman god of the sea and has the strongest winds in the Solar System.
What is Neptune?
The imaginary line that a planet rotates around is called this?
What is an axis?