Planets
What are the names of the outer planets?
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
True or False The sun is the largest object in our solar system.
What is True
Scientists who study space
What is an astronomer?
What earth rotates on its _____
What is axis
What planet is no longer considered a planet in our solar system?
What is Pluto? It is a dwarf planet
What are the names of the inner planets?
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Compare the sun to other stars in the sky. Is the sun the largest? Is the sun the brightest?
No, it is a medium-sized star. It only appears large and brighter because it is closer to us.
The study of space?
What is astronomy?
One earth rotation takes how long?
What is 24 hours or 1 day
What separates the inner and outer planets?
What is the asteroid belt
What planet is between Mars and Venus?
What is Earth
What color is the hottest star?
What is blue
This tool is used to make planets and stars seem nearer
What is a telescope?
What is the earth's revolution?
What is the earth's revolution is the orbit around the sun
What is a comet made of?
What is dust and frozen rock
What is the difference between planets and stars?
What is Planets orbit the sun, and stars do not. Stars have twinkle, because the earths atmosphere distorts the light from the stars.
What is a constellation? give an example.
What is a pattern of stars. the big dipper
An optical instrument with a lens for each eye, used for viewing distant objects.
What are binoculars?
True or False All planets including Earth orbit around the sun.
What is True
What is the Milky Way Galaxy?
What is the solar system's largest planet?
What is Jupiter
The coldest star
What is red
A building from which scientists study and watch the sky.
What is an observatory?
Why is the earth different from the other planets?
What is The earth is a liquid planet. The earth is covered with water.
The part of the U.S. Government that is responsible for space exploration
What is NASA?