Solar System Unit Test Study Guide

Stars appear to be changing in the night sky due to Earth's rotation on its _____________.

The moon revolves around the Earth in about one ______________________.

A meteor that has hit Earth's surface is called a _______________.

The _______________ produces its own light.

The planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as ________________ __________________.

Earth is different from any other planet in our solar system because it has ________________ and ________________.

Four seasons take one __________________.

The letter A is representing ________________.

The letter C is representing ____________________.

The Earth revolves around the sun in _________________ days.

High and low tides on the coast are caused mostly by the gravity from the ______________.

The pull of gravity from the moon causes _________________.

The letter B is representing __________________.

The _________________ between two objects in the universe is known as the force of gravity.

Earth is a(n) _________________ planet.

The _________ ________ are caused by the moon's revolution around the Earth.

The force that holds the planets in orbit around the sun is called _________________.

This model demonstrates the _________________ of the Earth around the sun.

The sun is the ______________ of the solar system.

Advances in ___________ help us to know more about space.

The 2nd planet from the sun is ___________________.

The letter D is representing _____________________.

Earth has _____________ moon(s).

The __________ planet from the sun is Neptune.

The Asteroid Belt is located between _________________ and _________________.

During a ________________ moon, the moon is between the Earth and the sun.

Earth comes before ________________ and after ______________.

The _______________ revolve around the sun.

Gravity causes objects to stop in the air and return back to ____________________.

There are _______________ planets in our solar system.

_________________ is the act or process of moving or turning around a central point (axis).

During Leap Year, an extra day is added to __________________.

The _________________ are related to Earth's revolution and the tilt of the Earth on its axis.

If Earth was not tilted on its axis, there would be ______________ seasons.