Solar System And Beyond Lessons 1 2 3

Question 1

As the Earths revolves around the sun the _____ revolves around the earth

Answer 1

Moon

Question 2

The moons orbit around Earth takes about __ days

Answer 2

29 days

Question 3

The apparent shapes of the moon are called ______

Answer 3

Phases

Question 4

Phase is when we can’t see the moon at all

Answer 4

New moon

Question 5

Phase is almost a full moon

Answer 5

Gibbous moon

Question 6

Phase is when you see a silver of the moon

Answer 6

Crescent moon

Question 7

Is when the moon appears smaller

Answer 7

Waning phase

Question 8

Is when the moon appears larger

Answer 8

Waxing

Question 9

The moons gravitational pull causes the tides twice a day the rise and fall of the are called

Answer 9

High tide and low tide

Question 10

Is a meteor that hits earths surface

Answer 10

Meteorites

Question 11

The head of a comet is made up of a ____

Answer 11

Coma

Question 12

Is is formed when the heat from the sun’s rays pushes some of the coma away from the comet

Answer 12

Glowing tail

Question 13

Stars have different colors because of the surface of each star

Answer 13

Temperature

Question 14

Sun’s temperature makes it look

Answer 14

Yellow

Question 15

Cooler stars appear when