Solar System Review

Name the planets in order from the sun.

The moon is visible during a new moon and during a lunar eclipse.

A hot ball of glowing gases is a(n)

The imaginary line that goes through the North and South Poles is the earth’s

A large body of rock or gas that orbits the sun 

Name this moon.

Earth takes one day to 

Constellations seem to move in the sky each night because of earth’s 

The path an object takes around another object is its 

Name this moon.

When the earth’s shadow falls on the moon, the result is a(n) 

When the moon’s shadow falls on the Earth, the result is a(n)

The outer planets are warmer and smaller than the inner planets.

Objects in the solar system stay in orbit due to 

An instrument that makes things that are far away look closer is a 

A chunk of rock or metal that orbits the sun is 

All inner planets are  

Name this moon.

Most of the outer planets have more moons than the inner planets.

The tilting of Earth’s axis causes 

The different shapes the moon seems to have are called 

A group of stars that forms a pattern is a 

The Earth's rotation causes the stars to appear to move in the sky.

The inner planets are rocky.

The inner planets are closer to the sun.

A new moon happens when the moon's lighted half faces away from the Earth.

The sun and objects that orbit around the sun make up our

________is the spinning of an object on its axis.  

Earth's revolution around the sun lets us see different constellations different times of year.

The inner planets are made of frozen gas and are cold.

A large ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun is a 

The movement of one object around another is a(n)

The inner and outer planets all orbit the sun.