Vocabulary
The name of a medium-sized star at the centre of our solar system.
Sun
The only planet that can sustain life.
Earth
The phase of the moon that you cannot see.
New Moon
The number of types of asteroids.
Sun-Centred Theory
A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around the Sun.
Planet
The largest planet in the Solar System.
Jupiter
The approximate amount of time it takes for the moon to orbit the earth.
4 weeks
The location of the asteroid belt.
Between Mars and Jupiter
The exact time for one rotation of Earth.
23 hours 56 minutes
Groups of stars that create patterns in the sky.
Constellations
Known as the "red planet."
Mars
Which two planets in the Solar System do not have moons?
Venus and Mercury
The scientific name for a "shooting star."
Meteorite
The season when the northern hemisphere is pointed away from the sun.
Winter
A system including 8 planets and their moons orbiting around the Sun.
Solar System
The planet with the most rings.
Saturn
The number of phases of the moon.
8
The name of the most well-known comet.
Hailey's Comet
The name of the man Science credits with "finding gravity."
Sir Isaac Newton
A natural satellite that orbits a planet.
Moon
List the 8 planets in order, starting from the one closest to the Sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Rock
This celestial object begins to burn when it enters Earth's atmosphere.
Meteor
The Sun and other stars do this. Planets and moons do not.
Emit Light