Sun
What is the Sun?
A Star
Q: Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Q: Which is the largest planet?
Jupiter
Q: What natural satellite orbits Earth?
Moon
Q: What do we call spinning in place?
Rotation
Q: What does the Sun provide to Earth?
Light and Heat
Q: Which planet is the hottest?
Venus
Q: Which planet has the most visible rings?
Saturn
Q: What causes day and night?
A: Earth’s rotation
Q: What object has the strongest gravity in our solar system?
The Sun
Q: What force from the Sun keeps planets in orbit?
Gravity
Q: Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
Q: Which planet spins on its side?
Uranus
Q: What causes the seasons?
A: Earth’s tilt and revolution
Q: What galaxy do we live in?
The Milky Way
Q: What is the Sun mostly made of?
Hydrogen and Helium
Q: Which planet has life?
Earth
Q: Which planet is farthest from the Sun?
Neptune
Q: What pulls objects toward Earth?
Gravity
Q: What is the Moon doing around Earth?
A: Orbiting
Q: What is the center of the Sun called?
The Core
Q: What are inner planets mostly made of?
Rock
Q: What are outer planets mostly made of?
A: Gas (and ice for some)
Q: What phase is the Moon when it is fully lit?
Full Moon
Q: What is one full trip of Earth around the Sun called?
Revolution