Studies Weekly Earth-Space Science Weeks 7-9

What is a meteor?

leftover chunks of rock that orbits the sun

Of the planets, Saturn can be easily recognized for its ______.

a large system of stars and other celestial objects that float around the universe together

The name of our galaxy is?

when the light of the moon is getting SMALLER

It takes ______ days for the Earth to orbit the sun.

What season is it when the Northern hemisphere tilts towards the sun?

________ colored stars are the hottest

An object that revolves, or orbits, around something bigger

What season is it when the Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun

to turn around on an axis or center point.

The earth moves around the sun in an _______ orbit.

What causes high tides and low tides?

Of the planets, _______ is the biggest.

The system of planets, moons, and asteroids revolving around the sun

it takes 28 days for the moon to orbit the ______.

The ________ of a star determines the temperature.

a group of stars that form a picture in the sky

when the light of the moon is getting BIGGER

The tilt of the earth is _____ degrees

big chunks of dirt and ice that contain a nuclues

stages in a process of change or development

What is a meteorite?