Our Solar System

The sun's light is partially or completely blocked by the moon, as viewed by Earth.

Most developed ring system.

If this wasn't an eclipse, what moon phase would be seen?

Great Red Spot

A rocky object that orbits the sun. Most are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

The appearance of the moon depends on the position of the sun, the moon, and Earth.

What season starts a letter D in the southern hemisphere?

Earth _______ around the sun.

The direction of tilt of Earth's axis remains the same throughout Earth's orbit around the sun.

Strong magnetic fields

Planets have no rings

At the ________, the Sun shines equally in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Letter C

Which letter in the diagram is the first day of spring in the Southern Hemisphere?

Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus

Smaller mass planets

Letters B through D

How can it be that the Earth is at perihelion (closer to sun) during winter in the USA?

At the ____, the area of sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere and a minimum in the other.

During a ______ eclipse, the moon passes between the sun and Earth.

Small bodies made of ice, rock, and cosmic dust that follow an elliptical orbit around the Sun.

During a _______ eclipse, the Earth is between the moon and the sun.

The Earth's dark shadow creeps across and covers the moon.

Slow revolution around the sun

Axis of rotation is tilted almost 98 degrees, planet is tilted on its side.

Which letter in the diagram is the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

Faster rotation planets

Predominantly rocky planets

Earth __________ on its axis.

A body that orbits the sun but has not cleared its orbital path.

The darkest part of the shadow.

Letter A

Waning means ___________.

Widely spaced orbits

The moon takes about one _________ to orbit Earth.

Waxing means ___________.

Planets have many moons

Letter F

Hottest planet in the solar system.

High density