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planets
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Vocabulary
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What is the third planet from the sun?
Earth
100
What is the closet star to Earth?
The sun.
100
How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth?
1 month (or 29 days)
100
If the earth is the size of an orange, Mercury is an apple or a cherry?
What is a cherry?
100
characteristics of the sun.
What is hot burning gases?
200
What is the closest planet to the sun.
Mercury
200
The sun appears bigger than any other star because it is _________.
Closest to Earth
200
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?
1 year
200
If Jupiter is a cataloupe, Earth is an orange or a watermelon.
What is an orange?
200
the movement AROUND another object.
What is revolution?
300
What is the largest of the planets?
Jupiter
300
A sphere of hot gases that gives off its own light and heat energy is called...
a star
300
How long does it take Earth to rotate once on its axis?
1 day
300
If earth is an orange, Mars is an apple or a cherry
What is an apple?
300
The movement or spin on its own AXIS.
What is rotation?
400
What is the smallest of the planets?
Mercury
400
When our sun advances in its life cycle, the next stage will be a ________.
Red Giant
400
Comets that pass through our solar system orbit around the ______.
Sun
400
If Uranus is ice cream, Mercury is hot chocolate or a popsicle?
What is hot chocolate?
400
The path that planets use to travel around the sun.
What is an orbit?
500
Name the outer planets in order from closest to Earth to farthest from Earth.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
500
How many Black Dwarf stars are scientists aware of?
None...they are theoretical.
500
The asteroid belt is in orbit around ________.
The sun.
500
If Earth is blue because of water, the moon is blue or brown?
What is brown?
500
the shape of the path around the sun.
What is Elliptical?