Solar System - 6th Grade

Science

revolution

the orbit of an object is revolution

rotation

the spin of an object around its axis

equinox

when earths rotation axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun

solstice

when the earths rotation axis is tilted directly toward or away from the sun

waxing

as the lit portion of the moon becomes larger

waning

as the lit portion of the moon becomes smaller

tide

the preiodic rise and fall of the oceans surface

eclipse

is the movement of one solar system object into the shadow of another object

heilocentric

the sun is in the center and we move around it

geocentric

old thinking: earth is the center of the solar system

how far is the sun

93 million miles

what is the hottest planet

VENUS

which planet has the most volcanos

venus

how many stars are in our solar system

1

name all the planets we have walked on

earth

what does a mars Rover do

explore mars for information

name all of mars’ moons

phobos and deimos

what is Jupiter's red spot

a giant wind storm

name all of the planets that have rings

jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune 

name all four gas giants

neptune Saturn Jupiter uranus

what is the coldest planet

uranus

how fast are the winds on uranus

3x faster then a hurricane 

why isn't Pluto a planet

because its to small

name all dwarf planets

pluto seres havmea makemake and eris

how long does it take for light to reach earth

8 minutes

name Pluto's moon

charon

what were the names of the 2 people to walk on the moon

neil armstrong and buzz aldrin

what was the last time someone walked on the moon

1972

planet

orbits the sun and is massive enough to be nearly spherical in shape and has no other large objects in its orbital path

dwarf planet 

orbits the sun and are nearly spherical in shape but they share orbital paths with other objects similar 

blue

big

blue white

buckets with

white

white

yellow white

yelling worms

yellow

yelp

orange

observing

red

rain

eliptical galaxies

shaped like basketballs or footballs they contain older redder stars

irregular galaxies

these odd galaxies contain large amounts of gas and dust

spiral galaxies

these galaxies are shaped like discs and contain young stars in their arms