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inner planets
outer planets
asteroids, meteors, and comets
miscellaneous
gravity
100
This is the planet that is closest to the sun.
What is Mercury?
100
The sun is the center of this system.
What is the solar system?
100

A rocky mass that orbits the sun.

Asteroid Belts

100
This moon phase occurs when the moon is between the earth and sun so that the dark side of the moon faces earth.
What is the new moon phase?
100
The sun is this far away from earth.
What is 93,000,000 miles?
200
This is the 3rd planet from the sun.
What is earth?
200
The sun is a type of this gas sphere that gives off light and heat.
What is a star?
200

The Asteroid Belts is found between these two planets.

What are Jupiter and Mars

200
When the sun light shines on more and more of the moon, we say that the moon is doing this.
What is waxing?
200
The moon is this far away from earth.
What is 240,000 miles?
300
This is what all the planets have in common?
What is "they revolve around the sun?"
300
It takes the earth 365 days to do this.
What is revolve (orbit) around the sun?
300


A few pass close to the earth or enter the atmosphere as what?


What are asteroids? 

300
It is during this time of day that shadows are smallest.
What is midday (or noon)?
300
This many earths can fit inside the sun.
What is 1,000,000?
400
These are the rocky planets.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
400
This is how long it takes earth to complete one rotation.
What is 24 hours --or one day?
400

The largest asteroid on record is?

What is Ceres?

400
These two things cause the earth to experience seasons.
What is the tilt of the earth and its revolution around the sun?
400
The sun is this hot.
What is 10,000 degrees F?
500
These are the gas giants.
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
500
The sun is responsible for this first step of the water cycle.
What is evaporation?
500

What is a space rock particle called?



500
Coal, oil, and natural gas are all types of this energy source.
What are fossil fuels?
500
It takes this many minutes for sunlight to reach earth.
What is 8?