Ch. 7 Solar System

The farther the planet is from the Sun the larger the orbit.

The outer planets are:

The inner planets are:

The moon is dusty and lifeless.

The tilt of the Earth on it's axis causes

_____ gas is the fuel for the Sun. It helps to heat and light Earth.

A real or imaginary line that a spinning object turns around

To move around an object

During the day the moon is ____, and at night it is ____.

The two largest planets are Venus and Earth.

Chunks of ice and other materials that move in long, narrow objects

What is the first phase of the moon, when the moon, is in between the Sun and Earth,

It takes ____ for the Earth to travel around the Sun.

There is no water or air on the moon.

What causes Earth's day and night?

A hollow area, or pit, in the ground

A satellite of the Sun

Gravity on the moon is weak.

To spin around

The Sun is our closest neighbor in the solar system.

The Sun is the biggest star.

A pattern or picture outlined by stars

The path a revolving object moves along

When we have two full moons in one month we call that a _____.

The planets from the Sun are:

The inner planets are:

A chunk of rock or metal that orbits the Sun