Solar System

During a solar eclipse, the sun is blocked by the ____________.

During a lunar eclipse the Sun is blocked by the ___________.

Planetary rings are made up of rock and ________.

Uranus is blue because it has a lot of ___________.

The force of gravity from the moon on the ____________ causes tides.

A comet forms a tail when it's ice _____________.

Pluto is called a __________ planet because it does not orbit in the ecliptic plane.

This planet is the only one that has liquid water:

A moon is held in orbit about a planet by _____________.

The darkest part of an eclipse's shadow is called a __________.

An astronomical unit equals the distance from the sun to the _________?

Meteoroids often cause the formation of __________ on the moon.

The prize for winning Quizs is ________________.

This planet has around 30 moons and distinctive rings.

The sun orbits the __________.

The space shuttle leaves earth like a ________ and lands like a plane.

A spring tide occurs when the sun and the ________ line up.

This planet is called the red planet and it has a lot of iron:

The different shapes of the moon are called: ______________.

The distance from Earth to the sun is equal to ______ Astromonical units.

A __________ tide occurs when the Moon's position forms a 90 degree angle with the sun.

This planet sounds like a dirty word if pronounced incorrectly.

Jupiter has clouds that have a ______ color.

Asteriods are not considered planets because they are too ___________.

The Hubble Space Telescopes orbits the ___________

The gas giants are composed mostly of __________ and helium.

This planet is farthest from the sun.

This is the largest of the Outer planets.

An unpiloted vehicle that trasmits information back to earth?

The orbit of a planet forms a ____________ as it moves around the sun.

Neptune has storms that can last for __________

This planet is very hot because it's atmosphere has a high concentration of carbon dioxide:

The planet closest to the sun is _____________.