The Moon
The moon lights up in our night sky because
It reflects light
These are known as a group of stars that form patterns.
Constellations
This planet was downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet.
Pluto
When the North Pole is pointed/tilted towards the sun it is this season in Canada.
Summer
Our solar system is part of a bigger galaxy which is known as the..
Milky Way Galaxy
You cannot see this phase of the moon.
The new moon
Almost everything else in the universe reflects light, but stars do this.
Emit light
All planets have this type of orbit.
Elliptical orbit
When the North Pole is tilted away from the sun it is what season?
Winter
This famous comet only comes into the Earth's view every 75 years.
Haley's Comet
This is the first When the moon first starts rising in the night sky, it is called this. It is the phase between a New Moon and First Quarter.
Waxing crescent
Light that leaves the sun takes this many minutes to reach Earth.
8 minutes
These are the four inner planets that are known as the rocky planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
We have seasons because the Earth is tilted and does this around the sun.
Revolves
These are space rocks outside of the asteroid belt that orbit the Sun.
Meteoroids
When the entire moon is illuminated from our perspective it is called this.
Full moon
These are constellations we are able to see all year long.
Circumpolar constellations?
These are the four outer planets which are know as the gaseous planets.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The change into summer and winter are called solstice. When we change into spring and fall. What is the term we use?
Equinox
Objects in space attract one another with a force known as what?
Gravity
This phase is between the full moon and the last quarter we see more than half the face of the moon illuminated with the Earth's shadow beginning to cover the right side.
Waning gibbous
Name two constellations that we can see all year long.
Ursa Minor, Ursa Major and Cassiopeia
Name the planets in order from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The longest day of the year is between June 20-22. This is known as what?
Summer Solstice
The second closest star to Earth (the Sun is the nearest)
Proxima Centauri