A type of rope that keeps an astronaut from floating into space
tether
The largest planet with rings
Saturn
How is the moon able to be bright in the sky?
It reflects the sun's light
Something that orbits a heavenly body.... the moon is considered a natural one of these
Satellite
When all of the moon is visible it is a....
full moon
The planets orbit the sun because of the suns....
Gravity
What is the center of our solar system?
The sun
The smallest planet is....
Mercury
The Red Planet is....
Mars
The only planet that is habitable
Earth
When the moon is not visible at all it is a.....
new moon
The side of Earth that faces the sun has day or night?
Day
A heavenly body that orbits a planet is called a .....
moon
The tilt of the sun toward or away from the sun gives us our....
seasons
A tool that tells time by using the sun
sundial
The earth's orbit around the sun gives us our.....
year
A spacecraft where scientists can live and work while orbiting Earth
space station
The rotation of the earth on its axis gives us our....
days and nights
The smallest planet, aka Earth's twin
Venus
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way Galaxy
The moon's cycle in the sky helps us to measure our...
months
This planet takes the longest to orbit the sun
Neptune
Name the planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
A hole on the surface of a moon or planet made by another heavenly body hitting it
Crater
This planet is tipped on its side
Uranus
The earth continuously spins or rotates on it....
Axis
A large piece of rock that orbits the sun
Asteroid
Constant means things....
stay the same
A person who travels in outer space is an....
Astronaut
Movement of the oceans caused by the moon's gravity
ocean tides
A small piece of space rock traveling in space, often a piece of an asteroid.
Meteoroid
The largest planet.... has the Great Red Spot
Jupiter
An unmanned spacecraft, such as a rover or lander, that collects pictures and data in space.
Space probe