Motions
Miscellaneous
Planets!
Our Place in Space
Stars
100
Along with the tilt of the earth, what MOTION causes Earth to have 4 seasons
what is the revolution around the sun
100
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
100
Now considered a dwarf planet
What is Pluto
100
Earth's closest star
What is the sun
100
What star is closest to Earth?
The Sun!
200
What do we call the movement of the Earth around the Sun?
Revolution
200
The gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth's oceans results in...
tides
200
This planet has toxic clouds and is very hot
What is Venus
200
Term for a group/pattern of stars
What is a constellation
200
What is the name of this galaxy?
The Milky Way.
300
The spinning of the earth on it's axis causes
what is day and night
300
A large, round object that revolves around the sun but has not cleared the region around its orbit is called what?
What is a dwarf planet
300
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
300
What is the only other planet in our solar system that is believed to be able to sustain life?
Mars
300
Our star is a _______ sized star.
A. very large
B. average/ medium
C. very small
B. average/ medium
400
How long does a rotation of the Earth around its axis take?
About 24 hours
400
One revolution around the sun on Earth is how long?
365.25 days
400
How many planets in our solar system
what is 8
400
We are what planet from the sun?
3rd planet
400
Objects in the solar system stay in their orbits because of ___________.
Gravity
500
What motion causes us to see different stars at different times of the year
Earths orbit around the sun
Revolution around sun
500
Describe the difference between meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite.
Meteoroid- up in space, meteor- burning in our atmosphere, meteorite- landed on the surface of Earth
500
This planet has the greatest tilt
Uranus
500
What is the name for the path an object takes as it revolves around a star, planet or moon.
Orbit
500
When the moon blocks the light from the sun we call it:
Solar eclipse (April 8th 2024)