Transcript Solar System Review

Mrs. Niki Midyett
4th Grade
Science
Solar System Review
• The
Planets
• & Other
Objects in
Space
A large object that moves around a
star.
What is a planet?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars
What are the inner
planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune &
Pluto
What are the outer
planets?
Burning sphere of gases
What is a star?
Imaginary line that Earth rotates
around
What is an axis?
Instrument used to observe a distant
object
What is a telescope?
Path an object takes when revolving
around another object
What is an orbit?
Movement of Earth around the sun
What is revolution?
Spinning movement of the Earth
What is rotation?
Small mass of ice and dust that orbits
the sun
What is a comet?
Name for the outer planets, except for
Pluto
What are the gas
giants?
An object that moves around another
object
What is a satellite?
Vehicle sent to explore space
What is a space probe?
Objects in a “belt” between Mars &
Jupiter
What is an asteroid?
Changes in the apparent shape of the
moon
What are phases?