Unit 5 Solar System

What causes the movement of constellations in the sky throughout the year?

What is the sun's outer atmosphere?

What is the term to describe a "growing" moon?

When the moon comes between Earth and the Sun, and the shadow falls on part of the Earth?

What type of Galaxy do we live in?

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

What theory describes the beginning of the universe?

The clockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the bodies North Pole?

Where are most asteroids found?

Which planet is not a Gas Giant?

Which process is affected most by the distance away from the sun?

What is a large group of stars, dust, and gas called?

The cloud of gas and dust that formed our solar system is called

The inner planets are also called

 Which planet is the largest?

What is the sequence for a rock falling through Earth's atmosphere?

What is the term to describe a "shrinking" moon?

New, Waxing Crescent, First Q, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Third Q, Waning Cresent

What theory states that the Sun is the center of our Solar System?

The path a body follows as it travels around another body in space.

What is the region of the solar system in which most asteroids orbit?

What is used to measure distance in space?

The Giant Red Spot is a characteristic of which planet?

What is located at the center of the Solar System?

What force keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?