Earth and Its Place in the Solar System

Earth and Its Place in the Solar System Hosted by Miss Bloser

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comet A large ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun Row 1, Col 1

phases Different shapes the moon seems to have 1, 2

Solar system Sun and objects that orbit the sun 1, 3

constellation Group of stars that form a pattern 1, 4

asteroid Chunk of rock or metal that orbits the sun 2, 1

axis Imaginary line that goes through the North Pole and the South Pole 2, 2

telescope Instrument that makes things that are far away look clearer and bigger 2, 3

Lunar eclipse Result of Earth’s shadow falling on the moon 2, 4

rotation Spinning an object on its axis 3, 1

orbit Path an object takes around another object 3, 2

planet Large body of rock or gas that orbits the sun 3, 3

Solar eclipse Result of the moon’s shadow falling on Earth 3, 4

star Hot ball of glowing gases 4, 1

revolution Movement of one object around another object 4, 2

Rocky on the surface All the inner planets are which of the following: Frozen gases? Far from the sun? Rocky on the surface? Made of gas? 4, 3

Sun’s gravity What causes the objects in the Solar system to stay in orbit? 4, 4

rotate Earth takes one day to _________ 5, 1

seasons The tilting of Earth’s axis causes _________ 5, 2

rotation Constellations seem to move in the sky each night because of Earth’s ________ 5, 3

Quarter moon What kind of moon is this? 5, 4