Planets
What other planet other than Earth is most suitable for life
What is Mars?
This is how someone can show how something looks or works. Many kids make these for science projects
model
A ball of ice, dust, and gases that revolve around the sun. Also a common name for pets
comet
This tool allows your to observe space
Telescope
Earth moves in this type of orbit
Elliptical
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What is the title of someone who studies outer space
astronomer
These are hurtling balls of rock that are located between Mars and Jupiter
asteroids
Scientists use this tool to analyze light, this is how humans found out about how rainbows are created.
Spectroscope
This star is made up of glowing gases that create giant ball of enegry
the sun
Which planet is the largest planet
Jupiter
What is the name of the current model of the Solar System?
Modern Model
True or False
The sun is the largest object on OUR solar system
True
This is an arrangement of stars that create an image of a bow and arrow or a dipper
constellation
This planet takes 243 earth days to orbit around the sun, making one day longer than one Earth year. It is the second closest planet to the sun
Venus
Between what planets is the asteroid belt located
Mars and Jupiter
What is the name of the astronomer that correctly identified that Earth orbits the Sun
Copernicus
This type of rock can be seen from Earth but never actually touches Earth's surface
meteor
What is the name of the constellation that's end points to the north star
Big Dipper
Which object in space is the only one that stays still while other planets move around it
sun
Which planet is no longer considered a planet
Pluto
What is the title of someone who goes up and explores space
astronaut
This type of rock can come into Earth's atmosphere and crash into the Earth's surface
meteroid
What constellation has stars that's common name is Big Bear
This type of transportation has visited all the known planets in our solar system
rocket/spaceship