Solar System for 5th Grade

Only planet known to have life and liquid water.

How many rotations will Earth make as the Earth revolves (orbits) the sun?

What does the asteroid belt separate?

What will the moon's appearance be before this.

What is considered the center of the solar system because everything revolves around it?

Length of time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun.

Four planets closest to the sun.

Larger diameters because these planets are larger.

Day in which there are the greatest number of daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere.

The moon phase that comes just before a new moon is a _____.

Due to _____________________ we have different seasons.

A dog watches its shadow from sunrise until noon.  How will it change during that time?

Which position would allow a person to see a full moon from Earth?

Earth's rotation on it's axis causes this.

Planets which are dense and rocky

When the northern hemisphere is neither tilted toward OR away from the sun, it will have ____.

Planet that rotates on its side because it is tilted so far on it's axis.

A meteor is a meteoroid that _____________.

It is night in Brazil.  It is daytime in Africa.  What causes this?

2 weeks after a first quarter moon, what moon will you see?

Each day, the moon's rising and setting times change by approximately ___.

At what degree is the Earth tilted?

Nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies are known as...

During the winter, shadows are ________________ shadows in the summer.

A meteorite is a meteoroid that ____________.

When the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, it will experience ________.

In the summer, at noon, a building makes a shadow that is 10ft. long. In the winter, the shadow

Summer shadows are ___________ winter shadows.

Revolution times of these planets are shorter than the others.

Length of time it takes the moon to revolve AND rotate around the Earth.

Largest planet in the solar system that has a Great Red Spot about as wide as 3 Earths

From noon to sunset, the sun will

The moon will be "out" for approximately _____________ each day.

One week before a new moon in the sky, what moon phase would a person have seen?

Known as the gas giants.

What moon phase comes before a waxing crescent?

From sunrise to noon, the sun will

Day in which there are the greatest hours of darkness & least number of daylight hours.

Which position would let a person from Earth see a waning crescent?

On this date the Northern Hemisphere will experience equal day/night hours.

Which position would represent a waxing gibbous to a person on Earth.

Day of the year with the longest shadow.

When the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, it will experience _______.