Planet Facts
The third planet from the sun
Earth
Closest planet to the Sun
Mercury
What force causes the planets to orbit the Sun?
Gravity
Phase of moon when it is between Earth and the Sun
New Moon
What color are the coolest stars in our solar system?
Red
Red planet
Mars
Furthest planet from the Sun
Neptune
What is a light year?
The distance light travels in one year
What moon phase is it when we can see the WHOLE moon.
Full moon
What color stars are the medium temp. stars?
Yellow
Earth's sister planet
Venus
Inner planets are mostly made out of __________
Rock and Metal
Is there more or less gravity on larger planets? Why?
More, they have more mass to pull you with
From Earth we can only see _______ side of the moon
One side of the moon
What color is the hottest star?
Blue
What is the 6th planet from the sun?
Saturn
Outer planets are mostly made out of __________
Gases
How many light-minutes is Earth away from the Sun? What does this mean?
Eight light minutes, this means it takes 8 minutes for light from the Sun to reach Earth
It takes the moon ______ days to complete all the phases
28 days
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
Spiral Galaxy
Hottest planet
Venus
What is the name of the largest planet
Jupiter
What two factors affect gravitational force?
Distance and mass
Phase of moon after a third quarter
Waning crescent
List all main galaxy types
Spiral, elliptical, irregular