1. Space Stars and Galaxies Solar System Grab Bag Planets
Eleanor M. Savko FJ
Stars and
Galaxies
Solar
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2. How many stars are in our Solar System?

3. 1---our Sun!

4. The sun appears to be the brightest star in the sky because it is the _________ to the earth.

5. Closest

6. How many planets revolve around the sun?

7. 8 planets

8. Is our Sun going to shine forever?

9. No, it will eventually die.

10. How long does it take sunlight to reach Earth?

11. 8 minutes

12. This is the galaxy that contains Earth

13. Milky Way Galaxy

14. Why do scientists believe water was once on Mars?

15. There are signs of water erosion: dry river beds

16. What is the main feature scientists would look for in a planet that could contain life?

17. Water

18. The three types of galaxies include what?

19. Spiral, Elliptical, and Irregular

20. Where is the only place in space humans have visited?

21. The Moon (Luna)

22. Earth-like planets are known as what?

23. Terrestrial Planets

24. Large chuck of ice, dust, gasses, and rock that orbit the sun

25. Comet

26. A body of matter that travels around the sun

27. Planet

28. The larger planets in the solar system are composed primarily of what?

29. Gases

30. Name the eight planets in order from the sun starting with the closest to the sun

31. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

32. Distances in space are measured in what?

33. Light-Years

34. About how old is the universe?

35. 13.7 billion years old

36. This place is known as the birth place of a comet

37. Oort Cloud

38. He was the first scientist to hypothesize that planets orbit the sun

39. Copernicus

40. Which planet has a thick atmosphere?

41. Venus

42. This planet is known as Earth’s “twin” or “sister” planet

43. Venus

44. Which planet is called
the “Red Planet”

45. Mars

46. This is the second largest and lightest planet in the solar system

47. Saturn

48. What is Jupiter’s “Great Red Spot?”

49. A Storm

50. Which layer of Earth is the most dense causing the gravitational pull?

51. The Core