Solar System

Front

What is the name of the planet that supports life?

Back

Earth

Front

What is the term for the collection of planets, moons, comets, and asteroids that orbit a star?

Back

Solar System

Front

What is a phase of the Moon that appears as a thin crescent?

Back

Crescent Moon

Front

What causes the different seasons on Earth?

Back

The tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun.

Front

What model of the solar system places the sun at the center?

Back

Heliocentric model

Front

What is the closest planet to the sun?

Back

Mercury

Front

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Back

Mars

Front

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Back

Jupiter

Front

What do we call the path that a planet takes around the sun?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is the term for a natural satellite that orbits a planet?

Back

Moon