Round 1
A large round object that orbits a star, like Earth or Mars.
Planet
A space object made of ice, dust, and rock that orbits the Sun. It has a glowing tail when it gets close to the Sun.
Comet
How hot or cold something is. The Sun has a very high __________.
Temperature
An invisible line through the center of a planet that it spins around.
Axis
Bamboozle
To confuse or trick someone in a playful way.
A huge ball of hot, glowing gases that gives off light and heat.
Star
A huge group of stars, planets, gas, and dust held together by gravity. We live in the Milky Way.
Galaxy
How big or small something is. Planets and stars come in many different_____.
Size
Amazing or unusual events in space, like auroras, eclipses, or meteor showers.
Phenomena
Lollygag
To waste time or be slow when you should be doing something.
A natural object that orbits a planet. Earth has one.
Moon
A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky, like the Big Dipper or Orion.
Constellation
The path an object takes as it moves around another object, like Earth ______ing the Sun.
Anything related to the Moon. For example, a ______ eclipse is when the Moon goes dark.
Lunar
Hullabaloo
A loud noise or commotion, usually from a group of people.
A small rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter.
Asteroid
The Sun and all the objects that orbit it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
Solar System
When an object spins around. Earth’s __________ causes day and night.
Rotation
When one space object blocks light from another. A solar _______ happens when the Moon blocks the Sun.
Eclipse
Flabbergasted
Very surprised or shocked.
A small piece of rock or metal from space that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, creating a streak of light (a "shooting star").
Meteor
What something is made of. For example, the Sun’s ___________ is mostly hydrogen and helium.
Composition
The angle at which a planet leans. Earth’s ____ causes the seasons.
Tilt
Whippersnapper
A young person who is confident or cheeky.