Planets
What is the hottest planet?
venus
The moon revolves around what?
earth
Earth revolves around what?
the sun
What galaxy do we live in?
Milky way
What is the main difference between the inner and outer planets when orbiting the sun?
The outer planets take longer to orbit the sun.
What outer planet is closest to the sun?
Jupiter
How long is the moon cycle?
28 days
Earth ____on it's axis?
rotates
What is in the milky way galaxy?
Dust, gases, and the solar system
What has a tail and orbits the sun?
A comet
What is the third planet from the sun?
Earth
What moon phase can we see no light?
new moon
It takes the earth ___to rotate.
24 hours
What are the three galaxies?
spiral, irregular, elliptical
During the phases of the moon it appears to change shape because...
Reflecting a different amount of light, because the alignment of the earth and sun.
List the planets from the closest to the sun to the furthest.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
We can see the moon because what?
the reflection of the sun
The earth revolving around the sun causes what?
the seasons
What is the difference between a galaxy and the solar system?
A solar system has comets and asteroids, but a galaxy does not.
A star named sirius is the brightest at night, even though a star named pollex gives off more light. Why does pollex appear dimmer?
Sirius is closer to the earth.