How is the Moon different from the Earth? (Select all that apply)

Most of the Moon's surface is covered with what?

A __________ is a hollow area or pit in the ground.

Why isn't the Earth covered with craters?

How long does it take the Moon to orbit the Earth?

The different apparent shapes of the Moon are called what?

__________ moon is when we see the whole front side of the Moon.

__________ moon is when the lit side of the Moon cannot be seen.

What causes tides on the Earth?

A __________ eclipse is when the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun.

A __________ eclipse is when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.

A __________ is any object that moves in orbit around another body.

The Sun and all the objects that orbit around it make up the __________. (2 words)

Which of the following lists the 8 planets in order from the closest to the farthest from the Sun?

The orbits of the planets are perfect circles. (True or False)

Name three men who studied the planets.

__________ invented the first telescope.

What does the acronym NASA stand for?

People who go into space to explore are called __________.

A __________ is made of ice and rocks and dust. When it gets close to the Sun, it forms a tail of heated gas.

Where will you find most of the asteroids?

What is the main cause of seasons on Earth?

Which process takes Earth 24 hours to complete?

Why to we have leap years?

The Sun is a star.

Why does the Sun look bigger than other stars?

What is a light year?

The stars are millions of years old.

Stars are found in large groups called __________.

The stars and galaxies show us the __________ of God.

A __________ is a group of stars that make a pattern or picture in the sky.

Living things get the energy they need from the __________.

About how many kilometers are in a light year?

The Earth and the Sun both move to create day and night.

The Earth rotates two times every 24 hours.

Daylight exists because of light from the Moon.

The Sun provides light to all sides of the Earth at once.

Night happens when the Earth faces away from the Sun.

Dark shadows will form on a cloudy day.

The shadows of trees are always the same length.

When an object blocks light, a shadow is formed.

The Sun appears to move in the sky from east to west.

A shadow can be made using many different light sources.

One complete trip around an object in a circular path is a _________________.

The day and night cycle is caused by the Earth's ___________________.

The Earth revolves on a(n) __________________________ that is tilted.

What fraction of the Earth is experiencing daylight at any moment

Shadows are formed when an object ____________________.

A larger object will make a __________________ shadow than a smaller object.

If the Sun is directly above an object, then

The apparent motion of the Sun in the Earth's sky is caused by ____________________.

The earth makes one rotation every

The earth makes one revolution every

This is the major reason for seasons on Earth

The path most of the planets follow around the sun are this shape.

The solar system has this number of official planets.

This force keeps you on earth, the other planets moving around the sun, and the moon orbiting the earth.

The First Planet from the sun

The Second Planet from the sun

The Third Planet from the sun

The Fourth Planet from the sun

The Fifth Planet from the Sun

The Sixth Planet from the Sun

The Seventh Planet from the Sun

The Eighth Planet from the Sun

This is the largest planet.

This is the second largest planet.

This is the third largest planet.

This is the fourth largest planet.

This is fifth largest planet

This is sixth largest planet

This is seventh largest planet

This is eighth largest planet

This is the largest planet.

This is fifth largest planet also the third from the Sun.

These are caused they gravitational pull of the Sun and moon