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Use these terms to draw a picture of how these terms are related to each other: universe, galaxy, star, planet, moon

What is the dwarf planet in our Solar System named?

Pluto

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Mercury

Name the four gas giants.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Name the four inner planets.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Name the 8 + planets in order starting with the one closest to the sun.

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

What are the satellites called that orbit the sun?

Planets

The path a satellite takes is called an…

Orbit

The shape of a satellite’s orbit is…

An ellipse

Besides planets, name three other satellites that can be found in the Solar System.

Moons, asteroids, meteoroids, comets

Use the terms METEOROID, METEOR, and METEORITE to explain the phases of a meteoroid.

A meteoroid enters an atmosphere and begins to burn turning into a meteor. If it doesn’t completely burn up, it becomes a meteorite that hits the surface of a satellite.

The time it takes a planet to complete one rotation is called a…

day

The time it takes a planet to complete one revolution around the sun is called a…

year

A planet rotates on an imaginary line called an…

axis

A year on another planet may be longer than a year on Earth because…

That planet has a bigger orbit than Earth.

Which planet’s year is longer: Earth or Saturn?

Saturn

A huge ball of glowing gas that gives off heat and light is called a…

Star

A bowl-shaped hole formed when a space object hit a planet is called a…

crater

The force that keeps each planet in its path around the sun is called…

Gravity

All of the gases around a planet is called an… (Hint: Think about what a meteoroid hits and causes friction…)

atmosphere

The point in orbit where a planet is closest to the sun is called…

Perihelion

What causes Earth to have day and night? (Hint: Think about our light bulb demonstration!)

It rotates on its axis.

Scaled models helped us understand the Solar System by…

Showing their relative sizes and distances

Another name for a “shooting star” is…

meteor

The inner planets are mostly…

Hard, rocky, with few moons

Why does Earth have seasons?

Earth’s axis is tilted.