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Moving Earth
Parts of Solar System
Comets & Asteroids
The Moon
Grab Bag
100
Planets travel in orbits around this.
What is the Sun
100
a force that keeps all the planets in their orbits
What is gravity
100
These are actually meteors
What is shooting stars
100
The size of the Moon compared to the Earth.
What is one quarter of the size
100
The daily rise and fall of the oceans on Earth
What is the tide
200
This happens when one part of Earth faces toward the Sun.
What is daylight
200
Planets closest to the Sun travel _____ than those farther away.
What is faster
200
This is a frozen mass of different types of ice and dust that orbits the Sun
What is comet
200
These are caused by the position of the Moon and Earth
What is moon phase
200
The least dense of all planets
What is Saturn
300
This causes the Earth to have seasons
What is tilt of the axis
300
the largest planet in our solar system
What is Jupiter
300
This is when most comets are found
What is just before daybreak
300
A moon, rock, or any object that orbits another object
What is satellite
300
Light from this transfers energy to Earth
What is the Sun
400
One full orbit around the Sun
What is a revolution
400
The rocky planet covered by red, dusty soil
What is Mars
400
These can hundreds of kilometers wide or as small as a pebble
What are asteroids
400
This causes Earth’s land, water, and atmosphere to bulge slightly toward the Moon
What is gravity
400
This and tail of a comet form when it gets close enough to the Sun to melt the nucleus
What is the coma
500
The path the Earth travels in
What is an elliptical orbit
500
The blue-green gas giant with an axis tipped farther than any other planet
What is Uranus
500
The region between where most asteroids orbit.
What is Mars and Jupiter
500
This is how long it takes the Earth to complete one full rotation
What is about 24 hours
500
Name the planets in order from the Sun
What is Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto