True/False
Planets
Random
Earth
Draw it
100
True or False:
It takes 24 days for Earth to make 1 rotation.
False
It takes 24 hours for Earth to make 1 rotation.
100
How many planets are in our solar system?
8
100
What time of day are there no shadows from the sun?
night
100
What happens when the Earth is facing away from the sun?
Night
100
Draw what the sun would look like at noon. 
high in the middle of the sky
200
True or False:
Earth's equator causes day and night.
false
The Earth's rotation causes night and day.
200
Which planet is the biggest?
Jupiter
200
The sun is a:
a. Planet
b. moon
c. star
c. star
200
Earth is a _______________.
planet
200
Draw something that helps people observe the solar system.
eyes, telescope, binoculars, cameras
300
True or False:
Saturn is the 6th planet from the sun.
True
300
What is a group of stars that form a pattern called?
a constellation
300
Fill in the blank:
The planets orbit around the ________.
Sun
300
The rotation of Earth causes what?
a. day
b. shadows
c. night
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
300
Draw the Earth's rotation around the sun
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400
True or False:
Shadows are longest at night
false
Shadows are longest in the morning or early evening.
400
What are three parts of the solar system?
1. the sun
2. the planets
3. the planets' moons
400
If it is 5pm, draw what time it would be in 24 hours.
5pm
400
Which side is day and which side is night?
Left = day
right = night
400
Draw where the sun would be according to the shadows in this picture.
Up and to the left of the tree.
500
Mercury is a gas planet.
false
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are gas planets.
500
Name all 8 planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
500
Why does Saturn take longer to orbit the sun than Earth?
It takes longer because it is farther away from the sun.
500
It takes ________ for Earth to make one orbit around the sun.
1 year
500
Draw a constellation in 30 seconds
(Hint: there are constellations in your book)
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