Outer Space

Front

What is it called when the planets travel around the Sun?

Back

Orbit

Front

How did Mars get its nickname 'the Red Planet'?

Back

From the iron minerals in the Martian soil that oxidize, or rust, causing the soil and atmosphere to look red.

Front

I have beautiful rings, I am a gas giant and I am the sixth planet from the sun. Who am I?

Back

Saturn

Front

Earth completes one full _______ on its axis every 24 hours.

Back

Rotation

Front

A sun centered system of planets was developed by _______

Back

Copernicus

Front

What is the name of the galaxy that contains our Solar System?

Back

The Milky Way Galaxy

Front

What is the largest planet in our Solar System?

Back

Jupiter

Front

What do we call the path that Earth takes around the Sun?

Back

Revolution

Front

What is the term for a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky?

Back

Constellation

Front

What is the closest star to Earth?

Back

The Sun