The Moon
What does the Moon revolve around?
The Earth
Is the sun a star, a planet, or an asteroid?
a star
What does rotation mean?
To spin
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are _____ planets.
outer
Which of these is the smallest? a. galaxy b. solar system c. constellation d. universe
c. constellation
It takes the Moon about ____ days to go through all of the phases.
29
The next closest star after the sun
Proxima centauri
What does orbit mean?
To go around
Name the four terrestrial planets.
Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth
The asteroid belt separates the _____ and ______ planets.
terrestrial and outer
There are ___ phases of the moon.
8
What does the color of a star tell us about the star?
the temperature of the star
The revolution of the Earth around the sun and the tilted axis of the Earth is the reason we have ______.
seasons
A planet travels in an _______ around a star.
Orbit
Which of these is larger? a. galaxy b. solar system c. constellation d. universe
d. universe
What phase comes after waxing gibbous?
full moon
What are stars made out of?
Fire and gas (burning hydrogen gas)
It takes the Earth ___ hours to rotate once around its axis.
24
Mars looks what color from the Earth?
Red
Put these in the right order: Third quarter Waning gibbous Full moon Waning crescent
1. Full moon 2. Waning gibbous 3. Third quarter 4. Waning crescent
Waning gibbous comes after which phase?
Full moon
The band of light running from one horizon to the other
The milky way
It takes the Earth ___ days to revolve once around the sun.
365
_____ is the smallest planet in our solar system.
Mercury
Made of ice with carbon dioxide and some other substances
Comet