A heavenly body that orbits a planet is called a .....
moon
A hole on the surface of a moon or planet made by another heavenly body hitting it
Crater
The tilt of the sun toward or away from the sun gives us our....
seasons
When the moon is not visible at all it is a.....
new moon
A person who travels in outer space is an....
Astronaut
When only half the moon is visible we call it a....
quarter moon
The earth's orbit around the sun gives us our.....
year
A small piece of space rock traveling in space, often a piece of an asteroid.
Meteoroid
A spacecraft where scientists can live and work while orbiting Earth
space station
When only less than half of the moon is visible we call it a....
crescent moon
A tool that tells time by using the sun
sundial
Something that orbits a heavenly body.... the moon is considered a natural one of these
Satellite
A large piece of rock that orbits the sun
Asteroid
When all of the moon is visible it is a....
full moon
How is the moon able to be bright in the sky?
It reflects the sun's light
Constant means things....
stay the same
A type of rope that keeps an astronaut from floating into space
tether
An unmanned spacecraft, such as a rover or lander, that collects pictures and data in space.
Space probe
Movement of the oceans caused by the moon's gravity
ocean tides
The rotation of the earth on its axis gives us our....
days and nights
The side of Earth that faces the sun has day or night?
Day
Name the planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The moon's cycle in the sky helps us to measure our...
months