The Solar System (Foss Investigation 3)

Which term best describes the apparent movement of the Sun moving across the Earth's sky?

How long does it take for earth to rotate once?

True or False - Planets produce light of their own.

_____ planets orbit the Sun in the Solar System.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as ...

The motion that best explains why we have day and night on Earth is?

This planet has reddish soil and polar ice caps.

These planets are large, made of gases, and have many moons and a system of rings.

Which of the following is an INNER planet?

The solar system is made up of the ...

Which word best describes the path of Earth's orbit around the Sun?

_____ is the nearest star to Earth.

_____ is a small, rounded body in orbit around a planet.

This planet is the smallest of the gas giants. It looks bluish-green because of methane gas.

This planet has thin rings and rotates on its side. It looks blue because of methane gas.

What is the name of the force that holds Earth in orbit around the Sun?

True or False - Most planets have at least one moon.

These planets are cold and dark because they are far from the Sun.

These planets are small and are made of solid rock materials.

The ______ a planet is from the Sun, the LONGER it takes to orbit.

_____ is a large body of rock or gas in space that moves around a star.

This planet is hot in the light and very cold in the shade. It orbits the sun the quickest.

This planet has the largest rings and is the second largest.

This has a red spot larger than earth. Its atmosphere is poisonous. Its orbit takes 12 years.

How long does it take for earth to orbit the Sun once?

Which two gases make up most of the Sun?

These planets tend to get a lot of heat & light because they are close to the Sun.

_____ is the action of a planet spinning on its axis.

This planet is the warmest. Its atmosphere is poisonous and surface has volcanoes.