Vocabulary
This is a massive ball of hot gas that produces its own light and energy.
Star
This shape describes the oval path planets follow around the Sun.
Ellipse
The longest or shortest day of the year is called?
Solstice
Our solar system is located within the
Milky Way
When day and night are nearly equal in length.
Equinox
This small piece of rock or dust burns up in Earth’s atmosphere.
Meteor
This model states Earth is at the center of the solar system
Geocentric
In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice usually occurs in this month.
The hottest planet in our solar system.
Venus
This is an object’s tendency to resist changes in motion.
Inertia
The rise and fall of ocean water caused mainly by the Moon’s gravity.
Tide
This model states the Sun is at the center of the solar system.
When Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon.
Lunar Eclipse
The largest planet in our solar system
Jupiter
During this phase, the Moon is between Earth and the Sun and the moon appears mostly dark from Earth.
New Moon
This object is made of ice, dust, and rock and forms a glowing tail near the Sun.
Comet
This scientist improved the telescope and provided strong evidence supporting the heliocentric model by observing Jupiter’s moons
Galileo Galilei
When the Moon blocks the Sun.
Solar Eclipse
This planet rotates on its side, making its seasons very extreme.
Uranus
How many light minutes away is the Sun from Earth?
8 light minutes (That means sunlight takes about 8 minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth.)
This is the darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse, where all direct sunlight is completely blocked.
Umbra
What is the correct order of the planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Why does a solar eclipse not happen every month, even though the Moon orbits Earth every month?
Because the Moon’s orbit is slightly tilted compared to Earth’s orbit around the Sun, so the Sun, Earth, and Moon are not perfectly aligned every month.
Approximately how many known moons does Jupiter have?
about 90. 95 to be exact
Explain why we have seasons
Earth’s tilt and revolution around the Sun