Earth Facts
Planets!
Our Place in Space
Our Night Sky
Moon and stars
100

A. How long does it take for a rotation?

B. For a Revolution? 

A. 24 hrs or a day

B. 365.25 or A year

100

What planet is this - HINT: it's hot! 

Venus

100

Give two words to describe the outer planets.

Gas, giant, icy, far away, etc.

100
This is the brightest planet

Venus

100

How many days does it take for all the phases of the moon?

28 Days

200

What pull the tides in and out on Earth?

The Moon

200

What number planet is Mercury?

The first planet closest to the sun

200

What does this show?  

The earth's tilt during the different seasons

200

What is it called when groups of stars are given a name?

A costellation

200

True or False: Our sun is the biggest and hottest star in our galaxy.

FALSE

300

The sun is a small star but it looks big to us this is because....

It is closest to Earth

300

This is the largest planet in our solar system has a storm shaped like a hexagon. What is this planet?

Jupiter (the great red spot)

300

What is found BETWEEN the inner planets and the outer planets?

The asteroid belt

300

True or False

The Asteroid belt is found between the inner and outer planets

The Asteroid belt orbits completely around the Sun

True

True

300

Why do we see different constellations throughout the year? HINT: Think of our universe in a box!

Earth revolves and sees different sides of the universe.

400
About how much of Earth is water? 

70-75%

400

Name the planets in order. 

Mercury Venus Mars Earth Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

400

What does the tilt on Earth axis cause?

Seasons

400

This planet is farthest from the sun

Neptune.

400

You see a constellation just over your fence at 8:00. What will happen to the constellation in 3 hrs?

a. nothing

b. It will move across the sky

c. It will be blocked by the moon

d. It will change to a difference constellation

B

500

What is this a picture of exactly?


The international space station


500

Give 2 words to describe the inner planets. 

rocky, terrestrial, warm, smaller

500

What is the name for the PATH that a planet takes around the Sun? 

Orbit/ orbital period

500

True of False

All planets rotate on a axis

All planets revolve a star

All planets have rocky surfaces

T

T

F

500

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