Space Place
True or False. You would weigh the same amount on another planet as you would on planet Earth
What is False
The study of space
Which planet is furthest away from Earth?
Neptune
The number of planets in our solar system
Eight
How long does a rotation take?
24 hours
Who developed the Heliocentric model?
Copernicus
This is the coldest planet in our solar system
What is Neptune
"My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos" is an acronym for the order of the planets from the sun. Name all the planets in order
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
What planet would you find in-between Mars and Saturn
Jupiter
What was the first model of the solar system people believed and why?
Geocentric
This type of galaxy looks like a glowing ball
elliptical
This planet orbits the sun in a full revolution. A revolution is also known as
365 days or a year
Define what a galaxy is
clump of stars
What was the Ptolemaic model
Earth at the center
This dwarf planet that is nothing more than an ice ball
What is Pluto
This planet is the smallest in our solar system
Mercury
This planet orbits the sun in the largest number of days
Neptune
Draw the planet commonly known as Saturn
rings
Name all the astronomers that helped develop the heliocentric model
Copernicus and Kepler
bonus: Galileo
Draw a spiral galaxy
spiral shaped
Draw a solar system
sun in center and planets
What does a rotation of earth cause
day and night