Planets Flashcards
(28 cards)
How does the sun rise and set
rise in the east, set in the west
closest star to the Earth
Sun
medium-size star made up of different gasses
Sun
center of the solar system
Sun
planets revolve around it in orbits (paths)
Sun
Third planet from the sun
Earth
causes day and night
rotation
how long does one rotation take
24 hours
Earth revolves around the ____ on an orbit is called what?
Sun - Revolution
caused by earth’s tilt and the revolution of the Earth around the sun.
Seasons
How long is a Revolution
356 days or 1 year
planet order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
closest planet to the sun
Mercury
bright patterns of highly visible stars that can be seen without a telescope
constellations
constellations that have been named
88
different in northern and southern hemispheres
constellations
_____revolves around the Earth in an ______
Moon…..orbit
what keeps the moon orbiting around the earth
gravity
what doesn’t produce its own light
moon
reflects the sun’s light
moon
_____covered by deep holes called ______
moon….craters
______first person to walk on the moon in ____
Neil Armstrong….1969
why is there no sound on the _____?
moon….because the moon doesn’t have air
gravity is weaker on the ____ than the _____
moon…..earth
