Earth and Space Review
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Play this game to review facts about our solar system and beyond!
Topics of this game:
- What is an imaginary line around which an object spins?
- This is the second planet from the sun. It is very hot and has a toxic atmosphere.
- What is a true fact about our sun?
- What are the two gasses that stars are made of?
- What is a cloud of dust and gas where stars are created?
- Fourth planet from the sun. Sometimes called the "Red Planet."
- Planets made of rock and iron, no rings are present.
- Name for a planetary body that has not cleared the path of its orbit.
- Gas giants that all have rings around them.
- Largest planet in the solar system.
- An explosive eruption of waves and particles into space.
- One whole spin of an object on its axis.
- Two main reasons why Earth has seasons.
- Length of one full rotation on planet Earth.
- A frozen mass of different types of ice and dust orbiting the sun.
- A group of stars that forms a pattern.
- One full orbit around the sun.
- Which of the following is NOT a constellation?
- A natural object that revolves around a planet.
- Name of the region between Mars and Jupiter.
- Length of time for one full revolution of Earth around the Sun,
- Shape of Earth's orbital path around the sun.
- Only star located in our solar system.
- Force that keeps planets in their orbits around the sun.
- Month when summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere.
- Dark patches that occur on the surface of the sun.
- Impact area left behind after a meteorite strike.
- Force that causes meteors to burn in the atmosphere.
- Rocky mass up to several hundred kilometers wide that revolves around the sun.
- Eighth planet from the sun. Cannot be seen without a telescope.
- Violent explosion that can occur when a star dies.
- Largest size classification for stars.
- Source of most of the energy on Earth.
- Types of energy given off by stars.
- First planet from the sun. Covered with craters. No atmosphere.
- Month when autumn begins in the northern hemisphere.
