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Planets
part one
More of
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Planets
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________ is a term that refers
to Earth’s average distance
from the Sun. Also known as
93 million miles.
A 100
AU or Astronomical Unit
A 100
A _______ is a group of millions
and billions of stars held together
by their own gravity.
A 200
Galaxy
A 200
An ________ occurs when a
shadow makes the sun or the
moon seem to grow
A 300
Eclipse
A 300
An ______ is the path of an
object in space as it moves
around another object because
of gravity.
A 400
Orbit
A 400
The ________is everything,
space and all the matter and
energy in it.
A 500
Universe
A 500
_______ refers to the motion of
one object around another.
B 100
Revolution
B 100
We call a space object that
reaches Earth’s surface a
__________.
B 200
Meteorite
B 200
The sun, planets, and various
smaller bodies make up the
___________
B 300
Solar System
B 300
The term ______ refers to the
spinning motion that the Earth
does on it’s axis.
B 400
Rotation
B 400
A _________ is a small, icy,
space object that revolves
around the Sun. Commonly
referred to as a dirty snowball.
B 500
Comet
B 500
Excluding Pluto, name the
planets starting with the
closest to the Sun and ending
with the farthest.
C 100
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune, Pluto.
C 100
Name the four Terrestrial
Planets.
C 200
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and
Mars
C 200
Name the gas giants.
C 300
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune
C 300
DAILY
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DOUBLE
C 400
Give one reason that Pluto is
not considered a planet.
C 400
Its’ orbit is different than other
planets, it crosses over Neptune’s
at a point in its’ revolution.
C 400
Where is the asteroid belt
located?
C 500
Between Mars and Jupiter
C 500
Which planet is the Great Red
Spot located on?
D 100
Jupiter
D 100
You can fit all of the other
planets inside this planet and
there would still be space left
over.
D 200
Jupiter
D 200
This planet is not the hottest
planet even though it is the
closest to the Sun.
D 300
Mercury
D 300
The planet that is known for
its’ rings. It is also referred to
the jewel of the Solar System.
D 400
Saturn
D 400
The atmosphere of this planet is
made of thick clouds of sulfuric
acid and carbon dioxide, which
makes it very hot.
D 500
Venus
D 500
Which planet is the most like
Earth?
E 100
Mars
E 100
Why is Earth the only planet that
is suitable for sustaining life?
E 200
It is the perfect distance from the
sun. Not too, hot and not too
cold. (it’s atmosphere is also not
too thick or thin.)
E 200
What does the Earth
experience seasons?
E 300
Its’ axis is titled.
E 300
What does the term Equinox
refer to?
E 400
A point in the Earth’s
revolution when the northern
and southern hemispheres are
experiencing nearly equal
amounts of sunlight.
E 400
During the September Equinox
what season is the Northern
Hemisphere experiencing??
E 500
Fall
E 500
During the June Solstice what
season is the Southern
Hemisphere experiencing?
F 100
Winter
F 100
What is the scientific term that
we use to label the seasons
when the Northern
Hemisphere is experiencing
winter?
F 200
December Solstice
F 200
What terms to we use to label
the rare experience when the
moon’s umbra is cast on
Earth?
F 300
A total solar eclipse
F 300
When the Earth’s shadow cast
over the moon it is called a
________.
F 400
Lunar Eclipse
F 400
If it is Spring in Australia,
then it is ______ in North
Carolina
F 500
Fall
F 500
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