Space

The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____.

• night and day
• constellations
• Earth's seasons
• the phases of the moon

Any object that orbits a planet

• star

• dwarf planet

• satellite

• moon

The study of objects and phenomena in space

• astrology

• astronomy

• astropolitics

• astrofield

Which planet?

Very little of sun’s energy hits it

Hydrogen, helium and methane

Fastest wind speeds 2500 km/h

Has its own ring system and eight moons

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Mercury

• Saturn

Name of this constellation

• ursa minor

• little dipper

• ursa major

• ursula dipper

when the earth spins on its axis

• revolution

• speed

• motion

• rotation

Which planet is:

Closest to the sun

Similar to the Moon

No atmosphere

400 C to -180 C

2400 km2

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Earth

Age of the sun?

• 3.5 billion

• 4 billion

• 4.5 billion

• 5 billion

Which planet is

Similar to Earth in diameter, mass, gravity,

450 C hot enough to melt lead

90 times the atmospheric pressure

Has thick cloud cover than rain sulphuric acid

• Saturn

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

What is a meteor?

• rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun
• chunk of dirt and ices
• a mixture of gases
• a smaller chunk of stony matter, also known as a shooting star