The Solar System
This is the star at the center of our solar system
What is the Sun?
This is Earth’s only natural satellite
What is the Moon?
A huge group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
What is a galaxy?
This vehicle carries astronauts into space.
What is a rocket?
The Sun gives off this type of energy we can see
What is light energy?
This planet is closest to the Sun.
What is Mercury?
The spinning of Earth on its axis is called this
What is rotation?
The galaxy that contains our solar system
What is the Milky Way?
The first person to walk on the Moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
Charged particles from the Sun that affect Earth are called this.
What is solar wind?
This is the largest planet in our solar system
What is Jupiter?
The movement of Earth around the Sun is called this.
What is revolution?
Stars produce energy through this process.
What is nuclear fusion?
This U.S. organization leads space exploration
What is NASA?
This phenomenon causes colorful lights near Earth’s poles.
What is the Northern Lights?
These objects orbit the Sun and are smaller than planets.
What are asteroids?
This phase occurs when we see no illuminated part of the Moon
What is a new moon?
This tool is used to observe distant objects in space
What is a telescope?
A machine sent into space to collect information without humans.
What is a probe?
The Sun’s energy is created in its core by this process
What is nuclear fusion?
This is the rocky region between Mars and Jupiter
This event happens when the Moon blocks the Sun
What is a solar eclipse?
This predictable rise and fall of ocean water is caused mainly by the Moon’s gravity.
What is a Tide?
This famous space telescope orbits Earth.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
This causes different seasons on Earth because our planet is tilted as it travels around the Sun.
What is Earth’s axial tilt?