Components
Gas or rock spheres that orbit a star
Hint: The Earth is one!
Planets
The two movements of the Earth
Rotation and orbit
The number of moons that the Earth has
One moon
The layer of air surrounding the Earth
Atmosphere
The planet we live on
The Earth
Big gas spheres that produce heat and light
Stars
24 hours (1 day)
The moon's two types of movement
Rotation and orbit
The layer that contains all of the water on Earth
Hydrosphere
The closest planet to the sun
Mercury
Celestial bodies which orbit a planet
Satellites or moons
Orbit
The number of moon phases there are
8
The most external layer of the geosphere
The crust
This planet is called the "Red Planet"
Mars
Balls of dust and ice
Comets
The season it is in Africa when it is Spring in Europe
Autumn/Fall
The length of the moon cycle
29.5 days (about 1 month)
The most internal layer of the Earth is divided into two parts. What are they?
The inner core and outer core
This planet is very cold and cloudy
Uranus