Stars
Name two things stars produce.
heat and light
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What is a model?
A representation of something
What word is used to describe the Earth's movement around the sun?
Revolution
moon, sun, Earth
Sun, Earth, moon
the sun
Which planet is the hottest?
Venus
What is a scale model?
A representation that shows relationships between objects
What word is used to describe how we get day and night on Earth?
Rotation
What are the outer plants made of?
gases
Why does the son appear to be the brightest to us?
Because it is closest to us
What is the major difference between stars and planets?
Planets do not create their own heat and light, unlike stars that do.
Out of blocks, bricks, balls or pennies, which would be the best to use for a scale model and why?
balls, because plantes are mainly round
How many days does it take the Earth to make 1 revolution around the sun?
365
Complete the sentence: The further you get from the sun, the _________ the planet is.
colder
What are stars made of?
Hot glowing gases; mainly helium and hydrogen
The solar system, houses or buildings
How many hours does it take the Earth to make 1 rotation?
24 hours
Telescopes, Rovers, Satelittes
There are 3 factors that make stars appear bigger or smaller. What are the factors?
size, distance, and brightness
Which outer planet orbits the sun between Mars and Saturn?
Jupiter
Why are scale models used for our solar system?
Because it is too large and the planets are too far apart
Which would happen more often? The moon orbiting the Earth or the moon orbiting the sun?
The moon orbiting the Earth
Why do we know more about our solar system now than we ever did before?
Technology