Planets
The ___ planets orbit around the sun.
Eight (8)
What does Earth spin on?
Its AXIS
How many phases does the moon have?
8
What is the center of our Solar System?
The Sun!
Astronomy is...
The only planet to have life
EARTH
The Earth is ___; it doesn't stand up straight.
TILTED
How many days does it take for the moon to revolve around the Earth?
27.5 days
What is included in the Solar System?
The 8 planets, sun, star, moon, comets, and astroids.
What is a telescope?
A tool astronomers use to make far away objects appear closer and larger.
Features of Outer Planets
Outer planets are further, larger, and made up mostly gas
It takes Earth ___ days to revolve the sun.
365 days
The moon rotates every ___ days.
27.5 days
What is our galaxy?
The Milky Way!
What are phases?
The different shapes that the moon appears to have
Features of Inner Planets
Closer to the sun, smaller, and rockier
It takes Earth ___ hours to rotate around the sun.
24 HOURS
Life depends all on this...
SUN
What does it mean to revolve?
To go around
List the Inner planets and Outer Planets
Inner: MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, MARS
Outer: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Because Earth is ____, it causes us to have ___.
(1) titled (2) seasons
The _____ of the sun keeps planets in their orbits.
GRAVITY
What does it mean to rotate?
To spin or to turn