Planets
This is a body that does not give off light of its own. It reflects the light of the sun.
What is a planet?
This is now called a dwarf planet.
What is Pluto?
This is the centre of the solar system. The planets revolve around it.
What is the Sun?
It is made up of the sun and its family of 8 planets.
What is the solar system?
This is how long it takes Earth to circle the sun.
What is 365 days?
This planet is 6th from the sun. It is best known for the beautiful system of rings that circle the planet.
What is Saturn?
This planet is the 3rd planet from the sun.
What is Earth
This body travels around the Earth. It is known as Earth's satellite.
What is the moon?
This is the galaxy that we live in.
What is the Milky Way?
This is another name for the study of space.
What is astronomy?
This planet is the fourth from the Sun, is often called the “Red Planet,” and is a major focus of future human space exploration missions.
What is Mars?
This planet is closest to the sun.
What is Mercury?
These objects produce and give off their own heat and light.
What are stars?
These are patterns of stars in the sky that, to some people, seem to be in the shapes of pictures.
What are constellations?
This is how long it takes the moon to circle Earth.
What is 27 days?
This planet is called the morning or evening star, because it appears in the sky just after sunset and before sunrise.
What is Venus?
This planet is 5th from the sun. It is the largest planet and is best known for its beautiful colours and its "Great Red Spot".
What is Jupiter?
These are loose collections of rock and frozen gasses. These have bright heads and long shining tails as they orbit the sun.
What are comets?
This is the force that keeps planets, moons, and objects in space from flying away.
What is gravity?
This is the Canadian astronaut who just came back on Artemis II mission around the moon?
Who is Jeremy Hansen?
This planet is 7th from the sun. Unlike other planets, this planet lies on its side. It is greenish in colour and has nine faint rings with five moons orbiting the planet.
What is Uranus?
This planet is 8th from the sun. It can only be seen through a telescope. Little is known about this distant planet.
What is Neptune?
These are chunks of rock and metal that orbit between the planets.
What are asteroids?
This is when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun’s light.
What is a solar eclipse?
This is the place astronauts live and work while orbiting Earth, where they conduct experiments in space.
What is the International Space Station (ISS)?