Sun
True or False: Our sun is a planet?
False
What is the dark spot on the moon called...
Maria
Scientist who study the solar system are called what?
Astronomers
Name the 4 seasons
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Imaginary pole that connects the North and South Poles
Axis
What are dark spots on the sun are called?
Sunspots
True or False: We always see the same side of the moon.
True
Instrument used to magnify objects in our solar system?
Telescope
What season has more daylight?
Summer
About how old is the moon?
4 1/2 billion years old
What holds the plasma of the sun together?
Gravity
How long does it take for the moon to orbit?
29 1/2
Study of the sun and objects that move around it is called
Astronomy
When it is summer in the northern hemisphere it is what season in the southern hemisphere?
winter
Why are spacesuits important?
Provide oxygen and keep safe from extreme temperature
Sun and other stars are formed from what?
Gas and dust- hydrogen
Name two astronauts that first landed on the moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
What does our solar system include?
Sun, planets, their moons, asteroids and comets
What causes the seasons?
Tilt of earth and its orbiting
Imaginary line that circles the Earth
Equator
About how old do scientist think the sun is?
5 billion years old
What did astronauts find when they traveled to the moon?
Rocks and dust
First astronomer who used the telescope to study the sun was...?
Galileo
When the North pole is tilted away from the sun what season is it?
Winter
What term means to get gradually smaller?
waning