58 Questions
Mercury is the ______ planet from the sun
closest
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and has a great ______
red spot
Saturn has a complex ______ system
ring
Uranus lies on its ______
side
Neptune appears ______ blue
royal
Polaris is the actual name of the North ______
Star
Arcturus is a star in the constellation ______
Herdsman
Castor and Pollux are two stars in the constellation ______
Twins
Betelgeuse and Rigel are two supergiant stars in the constellation ______
Orion
Sirius is the star in the constellation Big ______
Dog
The waning crescent moon is the phase in which the sunlight portion of the moon is beginning to shrink smaller and is now on the ______ side
left
The troposphere is the layer of the atmosphere that is closest to the earth and where all the ______ occurs
weather
The ozone layer is an invisible shield of gas in the stratosphere that helps protect the earth from ______ rays
ultraviolet
Sunspots are darker areas on the outer surface of the ______
sun
The corona is the vapor blanket surrounding the sun, visible only during a total ______
eclipse
Auroras are light displays seen near the poles caused by the collisions of particles from the solar wind with molecules of ______
air
The only planet suitable for ______ is Earth
life
About 78% of the air is made of ______
nitrogen
Jupiter is the ______ planet in the solar system
largest
Saturn has a complex ______ system
ring
Neptune appears royal ______
blue
The waxing crescent moon shows a bit of the sunlit side of the moon on the ______ side
right
Orion is the constellation mentioned in the ______
Bible
Polaris is the actual name of the North ______
Star
Sirius is the star in the constellation Big ______
Dog
The crescent moon is the phase in which only a curved edge of the moon's side that faced earth is illuminated, lasting about 6 ______
days
Uranus has 27 ______
moons
Betelgeuse and Rigel are two supergiant stars in the constellation ______
Orion
Plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars through ______
photosynthesis
During a solar eclipse, the moon is on the same level as the sun and blocks out the sun's ______
light
The light of the moon comes from the ______
sun
In a lunar eclipse, the moon travels through the earth's ______
shadow
______ is the layer of gases surrounding a planet or moon
atmosphere
______ is the portion of a large meteoroid that survives the journey through Earth's atmosphere and strikes the ground
meteorite
______ is a faint light caused by ions in the lower regions of the thermosphere
Airglow
The magnetic field surrounds the entire earth and protects the earth from harmful space ______
particles
Solar wind is a steady stream of subatomic particles from the ______
sun
______ has a moon larger than Mercury
Saturn
The North Magnetic Pole is located near the geographic North ______
Pole
Plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars through ______
photosynthesis
The air pressure at sea level is 14.7 pounds per square ______
inch
The only planet suitable for ______ is Earth
life
Solar wind is a steady stream of subatomic particles from the ______
sun
The ______ meowed
cat
Solar and Lunar Phenomena: During a solar eclipse, the moon is on the same level as the sun and blocks out the sun's ______
light
The light of the moon comes from the ______
sun
The ______ barked
dog
The waning crescent moon is the phase in which the sunlight portion of the moon is beginning to shrink smaller and is now on the ______ side
left
Jupiter is the ______ planet in the solar system
largest
Saturn has a complex ______ system
ring
Arcturus is a star in the constellation ______
Herdsman
Neptune appears ______ blue
royal
The ______ barked
dog
The light of the moon comes from the ______
sun
Castor and Pollux are two stars in the constellation ______
Twins
Sirius is the star in the constellation Big ______
Dog
Neptune appears ______ blue
royal
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and has a great ______
red
Study Notes
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The eight planets in order from the sun are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
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Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, is the fifth planet from the sun, and has a great red spot.
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Saturn is the second-largest planet and sixth planet from the Sun, with a complex ring system, at least 31 moons, and a thick atmosphere of hydrogen and helium.
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Uranus has 27 moons, lies on its side, and was the first planet discovered in modern times.
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Neptune appears royal blue and has a moon named Triton.
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Polaris is the North Star, Arcturus is in the constellation Herdsman, Castor and Pollux are in the constellation Twins (Gemini), Betelgeuse and Rigel are in Orion, and Sirius is in Canis Major.
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The moon orbits the earth every 27.3 days, with phases including crescent, new moon, full moon, waxing crescent, and waning crescent.
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The atmosphere has layers including the troposphere (where weather occurs), ozone layer (protecting from UV rays), and exosphere (topmost layer).
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Space phenomena include sunspots, corona, solar wind, and auroras caused by collisions of solar wind particles.
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Earth is approximately 93,000,000 miles from the sun, and American astronauts first landed on the moon in 1969.
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Earth is the only planet suitable for life, the North Magnetic Pole is near the geographic North Pole, and air pressure at sea level is 14.7 pounds per square inch.
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Meteoroids often burn up in the mesosphere, meteorites strike the ground, and meteors are burning meteoroids in the mesosphere.
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Ancient beliefs included viewing the sun as a god, and the chemical composition of air consists of about 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen.
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Air expands when heated, airglow is a faint light in the thermosphere, and the earth's magnetic field protects from space particles.
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Saturn has a moon larger than Mercury, plants use the sun's energy for photosynthesis, and during solar eclipses the moon blocks the sun's light.
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Lunar eclipses occur when the moon passes through the earth's shadow, and the moon's light comes from the sun.
Test your knowledge on the eight planets in our solar system, their characteristics, and their order from the sun. Learn interesting facts about Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and more.
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