Planets
A large, round object revolving around a star would be considered _____
A ___ is the phase of the moon in the night sky when you are not able to see any of the moon.
New Moon
A ___ can be used to make the moon, planets, and stars look closer and bigger.
telescope
Summer days in the Northern Hemisphere are hotter, because in the summer Earth's Northern Hemisphere is ______.
tilted toward the sun.
A star's color tells us about it's ________.
temperature
The ________ are gaints. They are large and made of gases.
outer planets
A ______ is the phase of the Moon we see fully lit.
Full Moon
A ______ is a kind of space technology that orbits a moon or planet to provide information.
space probe
During winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the North Pole is pointed ______________.
away from the sun
Some stars, like our sun, appear to be brighter and larger than others because they are _______.
closer
The _____ are smaller planets compared to all the planets.
inner planets
It takes the moon about _____ days to travel around the earth.
27
By sending a rover to Mars, we can see what?
The kind of material under the surface of Mars.
It takes ________ for the Earth to revolve around the sun one time.
365 days
How would you determine a planet or star in a night's sky, observing over several months?
Movement
Brightness
Twinkling
Why is it difficult to compare and draw planets and the distance between them? Give examples
Doesn't show how far apart the planets are; outer planets are extremely far apart, while the inner planets are closer together. The model also can't show the sizes accurately. The sun is much larger than Jupiter and much larger than Mercury.
A full moon can be seen about _________.
Both the telescope and space probe help us _______
observe space and can take photos.
_____ is a one rotation of the Earth on its axis. One rotation takes ______.
One day, 24 hours
Draw and label the planets in order from the sun. Include size difference and asteroid belt
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The __________ seperates the inner planets from the outer planets.
asteroid belt
Moonlight results as the moon ______ ______ from the sun.
reflects light
Telescopes are used to see ___________________.
objects in space, while space spades fly past planets to collect information.
The day/night cycle of the Earth is due to __________.
Draw and label the 8 phases of the moon.
New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent