The Solar System BJU Chapter 10

Which planet is the hottest?

What contains most of the mass of our entire solar system?

A revolution of a planet around the Sun takes one year

The four OUTER planets are called _________________________

What two planets have the asteroid belt between them?

Which planet has a red spot?

A planet takes one DAY to revolve around the Sun.

Which planet is closest to the sun?

The four INNER planets are called ____________________

What is the tool that helps us see objects that are far away?

Which planet is the smallest?

What is the path a planet takes around the sun called?

Small rocky objects in space that orbit the sun are called _________________.

The Sun appears to move across the sky from ___________ to ______________

Which planet is covered with clouds and is second from the sun?

What is the center of our Solar System?

A ______________________ is a ball of rock or gas that orbits a star.

Which planet is best known for its rings?

Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system?

The sun is a medium-sized ______________.

Which planet spins on its side?

What causes day and night to occur?

God placed Earth exactly the right  ________________ from the sun.

Stars appear to form patterns in the sky called ___________________.

Which planet is furthest from the Sun?

What are people who study stars and planets called?

A planet’s rotation takes one day

Pluto is a _______________ planet.

Objects in the sky have ______________ of motion.

Which planet is the farthest from the sun?

Say the planets in order from the one that is closest to the sun...which one is fifth?

A planet rotates one time each YEAR

What planet is called the red planet?

What is the only planet with liquid water and an atmosphere that allows life?

What is the major source of energy for Earth?