Planets

Front 1

Planets

Back 1

a large body of rock or gas that moves around a star (sun)

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8

Back 2

How many planets are there

Front 3

different colors

Back 3

What color are the planets?

Front 4

different sizes

Back 4

What size are planets?

Front 5

no they reflect light from the sun

Back 5

Do planets give off light?

Front 6

as they orbit the sun

Back 6

When do planets change position?

Front 7

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Back 7

Order of planets from the sun.

Front 8

stars

Back 8

Which one is bigger: stars or planets?

Front 9

Stars

Back 9

___________ are big balls of gas. Stars do not _______ or __________.

Front 10

rock or gas

Back 10

Planets are made of ____________ or ______________.

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false

Back 11

True or False: Planets do not orbit.

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smaller

Back 12

Planets are ________ than stars.

Front 13

different sizes, colors, space

Back 13

Stars and Planets both have ___________ ___________, different ___________, and both are in ______________.

Front 14

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Back 14

What are the four inner planets?

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Mercury

Back 15

What is the closest planet to the sun?

Front 16

orbit

Back 16

Mercury has the shortest ___________.

Front 17

Mercury

Back 17

What is the smallest planet?

Front 18

Venus

Back 18

What is the hottest planet?

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second

Back 19

Venus is the _______ planet from the sun.

Front 20

earth's twin

Back 20

Venus is __________ __________ because it is about the same size as earth.

Front 21

Venus

Back 21

What is the second brightest planet in the night sky?

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Earth; third

Back 22

____________ is the only planet that supports life and it is the ______ from the sun.

Front 23

Earth

Back 23

Which planet is the largest inner planet?

Front 24

water; oxygen

Back 24

Earth has _______ and __________.

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Mars; fourth

Back 25

___________ is called the red planet and is the ___________ from the sun.

Front 26

second

Back 26

Mars is the ___________ smallest planet.

Front 27

solar system

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sun, planets, moons and other objects that orbit the sun

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orbit/ revolve

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to move in a path around an object (planets orbit the sun)

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rotate

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to turn on an axis (to spin)

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moon

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a small rounded body in orbit around a planet

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constellation

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a group of stars that forms a pattern

Front 32

outer planets

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____________ ______________ are very far from the sun

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gas giants

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the outer planets are made of gas and given the name _____ _____________

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big

Back 34

The outer planets are ________.

Front 35

longer orbits.

Back 35

The outer planets have ____ _________.

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rings

Back 36

The outer planets have ________.

Front 37

Jupiter. biggest

Back 37

The fifth planet from the sun. And it is the _______ planet.

Front 38

great red spot

Back 38

Jupiter is like a ________ ___________ __________.

Front 39

Saturn; Sixth

Back 39

Second largest planet is ___________ and is the ___________ planet from the sun.

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bright, rings

Back 40

Saturn has ________, beautiful ________.

Front 41

Uranus; seventh

Back 41

____________ rotates on its side and is the ________ planet from the sun.

Front 42

largest planet

Back 42

Uranus is the third _________ ____________.

Front 43

blue green color

Back 43

What color is Uranus?

Front 44

Neptune

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Smallest gas giant and farest from the sun.

Front 45

longest

Back 45

Neptune has the _____________ orbit.

Front 46

coldest and eighth

Back 46

Neptune is the ________ ____ ___________ planet from the sun.

Front 47

Hottest

Back 47

Inner plants are the ________

Front 48

Rock

Back 48

Inner planets have ___________.

Front 49

inner
outer

Back 49

Which planets have a shorter orbit?
Which planets have a longer orbit?

Front 50

Moons

Back 50

Inner planets have less ________ than outer planets.

Front 51

orbit
rotate around the sun
have 4 planets
reflect light from the sun

Back 51

Both inner and outer planets _____, _____, _____, and ______.

Front 52

Colder

Back 52

Outer planets are the ______ planets.

Front 53

Gas

Back 53

Outer planets have ______.

Front 54

more moons.

Back 54

Outer planets have ___ ____ than inner planets.

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Day and night

Back 55

Earth's rotation causes _____ and ______.

Front 56

24 hours

Back 56

1 rotation takes ____________.

Front 57

Spin

Back 57

To turn on an axis is to ______.

Front 58

Axis and imaginary line

Back 58

There is an ____ and ______ _____ through the center of an object.

Front 59

rotates, sets

Back 59

As earth ________, the sun appears to rise; then it moves across the sky and _____.

Front 60

24 hours

Back 60

It takes the _____ ____ for the Earth to make one complete rotation.

Front 61

turn; spin
north, south poles

Back 61

To rotate is to _____ on an axis or to _____.
Earth's axis passes through the ____ and _____ ______.

Front 62

sphere; 1/2, sun

Back 62

Earth shaped like a ________.
Only ____ the earth receives light from the _____ at any given time.

Front 63

move; moving

Back 63

The sun appears to ______ across the sky throughout the day.
The sun is not truly _______.

Front 64

sunlight; shadows

Back 64

Throughout the day, __________ strikes the Earth at different angles. This causes the length and angle of ___________ to change.

Front 65

longer; shorter

Back 65

When the sun is low in the sky, the shadows are ________.
When the sun is high in the sky, the shadows are _________.

Front 66

revolution

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An orbit is a ________

Front 67

1 year; 365 days

Back 67

How long does it take the earth to orbit the sun?

Front 68

Earth's orbit and the tilt of the Earth's axis
Summer Fall Winter Spring

Back 68

What are the reasons for the 4 seasons?
What are the four seasons?

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equator; half way; north; south

Back 69

The ____________ is an imaginary line that circles the Earth ____________ between the ________ and ___________ poles.

Front 70

Northern Hemisphere and Southern hemisphere

Back 70

The equator divides the Earth in northern and southern halves called: ____________ ___________ and _________ _________

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sun; season to season; orbit

Back 71

The position of the ________ in the sky changes from ______ to ___________; this is because of earth's _______ around the sun.

Front 72

length; sun; hours of day; higher

Back 72

The __________ of the day changes throughout the year because of the changing position of the __________. During the summer there are more ________ of _____ and the sun rises _____ in the sky causing this season to be warmer.

Front 73

toward the sun; strong, direct light; winter; weak, indirect light

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When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted ____ ___ ___, it is having summer and receiving ____, ____ ____.
At the same time, the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, so it is having ________ and receiving ____, ____ _____.

Front 74

revolution

Back 74

The moons _________ around the Earth causes the phases of the moon.