The Solar System

How long does it take for Earth to rotate once?

What instrument makes objects that are far away look bigger and clearer?

Which word means the path an object takes around another object?

How long is one revolution around the sun?

Which word describes a large ball of dust and ice that orbits the sun?

Which word means the spinning of an object on it's axis?

What is the correct order of the planets according to their distance from the sun?

Where is the asteroid belt located in our solar system?

How many planets are there in our solar system?

Which word means the movement of one object around another?

Why do constellations move in the sky each night?

Large in size, cold, made of frozen gases, far from the sun and has many moons are characteristics of the OUTER planets.

What is gravity?

Which word describes a large body of rock or gas that orbits the sun?

What is the result of the Earth's shadow falling on Earth?

What items does the Solar Sytem include?

More stars can be seen with a telescope than with an unaided eye

The different shapes the moon seems to have are called phases.

When can you see comets?

What is the largest planet?

What word means a chunk of rock or metal that orbits the sun?

Seasons are caused by the revolution Earth's revolution around the sun

Which word describes a group of stars that form a pattern?

Rocky surfaces,close to the sun, hot, 2 moons or less, and smaller in size are all characteristics of INNER planets.

An axis is the imaginary line that goes through the Earth's North and South Poles.

What is the result of the moon's shadow falling on Earth?

What is the smallest planet?

A star is a hot ball of glowing gasses