The Solar System

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

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

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

_____ is the nearest star to Earth.

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

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

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

Which of the following is an INNER planet?

True or False - Planets produce light of their own.

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

_____ is to move in a path around something.

_____ planets orbit the Sun in the Solar System.

The starlike points of light that move among the fixed patterns of stars were known as ...

How long does it take for earth to rotate once?

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

The solar system is made up of the ...

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

The time it takes to complete one trip around the Sun is called a _____.

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

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