Solar System Review

This planet is known as the "red planet".

The path that one object in space takes around another object in space is called...

A _________ is a large solar system object that orbits the sun.

This planet has a big red spot...

This planet is known as Earth's twin because of its size...

One complete trip (or orbit) around the sun is called a...

Earth revolves around the sun in...

This planet is known as the "sideways planet".

What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?

A___is like a frozen snowball in space with a tail of gas/dust that appears when near the sun.

The rocky planets are...

The sun looks bigger than other stars because...

A ___________ is an object in space that produces its own heat and light.

A _______ is a natural satellite that orbits a planet.

The gaseous planets are...

What phase of the moon do you see?

What phase of the moon do you see?

The sun and all the objects that move around it is called...

The___gravitational pull holds all of the planets in place in their orbits in our solar system.

The earth rotates on an imaginary line called its ______.

What phase of the moon do you see?

The only known location for life in the solar system is...

________ used to be called a planet, but is now classified as a dwarf planet.

The _____ is the center of our solar system.

What phase of the moon do you see?

_________ is a force that pulls objects toward each other.

The best 3rd grade teachers in this solar system are...

The spinning of an object on its axis is called a __________.

Earth completes one full rotation every...

What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?