Solar System Flashcard for Grade 5

Front

Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?

Back

Mars

Front

What is the name of the largest planet in our solar system?

Back

Jupiter

Front

What causes day and night on Earth?

Back

The rotation of the Earth on its axis

Front

What is the name of the rocky objects that orbit the sun and are smaller than planets?

Back

Asteroids and meteoroids

Front

What is the name of the glowing ball of gas at the center of our solar system?

Back

Sun

Front

What are the different phases of the moon?

Back

New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, and Waning Crescent

Front

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Back

Mercury

Front

What is the name of the path that a planet takes as it revolves around the sun?

Back

orbit

Front

What are the icy objects that orbit the sun and have a tail of gas and dust?

Back

Comets

Front

What causes the seasons on Earth?

Back

The tilt of the Earth's axis