Sun
Is the sun a star or a planet?
Star
What does the moon orbit?
Earth
What planet do we live on?
Earth
What galaxy is our solar system a part of?
Milky Way Galaxy
What does orbit mean?
To move around something
The sun is the only star in our solar system. True or False.
True
What is the moon made of?
Rock, dust, metal
Name the two ways that the earth is always moving.
It is always rotating and orbiting the sun.
What do all planets in our solar system orbit?
The sun.
What is gravity?
The force that pulls objects together.
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
Why does the moon glow?
It reflects light from the sun.
What causes day and night?
The earth's rotation.
How many stars are in our solar system?
One
Name the order of the seasons.
Winter, spring, summer, fall.
What is the sun made of?
Changes in how the moon looks at night are called....
Moon phases.
When the part of the Earth that we live on is facing the sun, it is...
Daytime
Earth is the ______ planet from the sun in our solar system.
Third
Describe the distance between the planets in our solar system.
The planets are not equally spaced apart. Some planets are much farther away than others.
Name the three types of energy that the sun gives us.
Light, Heat, and Solar
Name at least two of the eight phases of the moon.
New Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent.
What causes the changing of seasons on earth?
The earth's tilt and rotation.
Sing the solar system song.
You must sing the whole song as a group!
What does gravity have to do with our solar system?
Gravity helped to create our planets and moons. It also keeps all of the planets in orbit around the sun.