Solar System

The movement of an object turning on its axis is

When a meteor passes through Earth's atmosphere and hits land it is called a...

The seasons are caused by

As the visible portion of the moon becomes smaller, the moon goes through _____ phase.

The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called its ________________.

What is Pluto considered?

Summer occurs on the hemisphere of Earth that is

There are three types of galaxies: SPIRAL, ELLIPTICAL, AND REGULAR

What shape is the Earth's orbit around the sun?

Hours of daylight and nighttime are equal during...

The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth

The phase of the Moon that immediately precedes the New Moon is the

A tide is the _____________ rise and fall of sea level.

The imaginary line extending between the poles around which the earth spins

galaxy that has a shape similar to a football

Which objects are not massive enough to be planets and share their orbits?

The lunar eclipse can only occur during which type of moon phase?

During a ___ eclipse, most people having night can see it

The outer planets are mainly composed of which of the following?

The order of the inner planets outward from the Sun is

At first, the solar system was shaped like a ball, but as it rotated ____ caused it to flatten like a disk

When Earth's axis is tilted the most toward or away from the Sun, it is called

The following image shows what kind of eclipse?

When a meteoroid or asteroid enters Earth's atmosphere and becomes visible.

The Moon makes one REVOLUTION around Earth in the same amount of time that it makes one rotation on its axis.

What type of eclipse is this?

What are the inner planets?

A____ occurs when the moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth, shadowing the Earth.

The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called its

What is the basic shape of EVERY planet's orbit?

The hottest stars have the color:

What can only occur during a full moon?

Matter in the universe is ______when a star explodes and this material forms new stars

A lunar eclipse occurs during a NEW moon phase

Which statement is true about both the September equinox and the March equinox?

The coldest stars are

The outer planets are made up mostly of

Two stars orbit each other in a(n) ___ star system.

The longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere is

The spinning motion of Earth on its axis

What kind of eclipse needs a New moon to occur?

Planets formed from____ left over from the formation of the Sun at the center of the cloud

Small, rocky particles that move throughout space are

People once believed that all planets and stars orbited around:

Although Mercury is closer to the sun, why does Venus have a hotter temperature?