It is made up of the sun and its family of eight planets.
What is the solar system
100
This is the centre of our solar system. The planets revolve around it.
What is the sun?
100
This is the galaxy that we live in.
What is the Milky Way?
100
These are patterns of stars in the sky that to some people, seem to be in the shapes of pictures.
What are constellations?
100
This is how long it takes the earth to circle the sun.
What is 365 days?
200
These are chunks of rock and metal that orbit between the planets
What are asteroids
200
This is now called a dwarf planet
What is pluto?
200
This is the planet that is closest to the sun.
What is Mercury?
200
These have bright heads and shining tails. They shine partly because of the light absorbed and re-radiated from the sun, and partly because of reflected sunlight.
What are comets?
200
This is how long it takes the moon to circle Earth.
What is 27 days?
300
These are loose collections of rocks and frozen gases that orbit between the planets.
What are comets
300
This planet is called the morning or evening star, because it appears in the sky just after sunset, and before sunrise.
What is Venus
300
This planet is sixth from the sun. It is best known for the beautiful system of rings that circle the planet.
What is Saturn?
300
These objects produce and give off their own heat and light.
What are stars?
300
This body travels around Earth. It is known as Earth's satellite.
What is the moon?
400
This is a body that does not give off light of its own. It reflects the light of the sun.
What is a planet?
400
This planet is fifth from the sun. It is the largest planet and is best known for its beautiful colours, and its "Great Red Spot"
What is Jupiter?
400
This planet is eighth from the sun. It can only be seen through a telescope. Little is known about this distant planet.
What is Neptune
400
This is another name for the study of space.
What is astronomy?
500
A very large group of stars, gas, and dust held
together by gravity
What is a Galaxy?
500
This planet is seventh from the sun. Unlike other planets, this planet lies on its side. It is greenish in colour and has nine faint rings with five moons orbiting the planet.
What is uranus?
500
A chunk of space rock that burns as it travels
through Earth’s atmosphere; sometimes
called a shooting star
What is a meteor?
500
When the sun gets hidden behind the moon and for a A
few moments during the day you can't see the sun.
What is an eclipse
500
This is the chemical that makes uranus and neptune look blue.