1. 6.8 Solar System Bingo Questions
Review Game

2. Q1) One complete trip along an orbit is called a…

3. A 1)
REVOLUTION

4. Q2) _________- The time when the sun is directly above the equator.
Both hemispheres receive the same amount of sun
Daytime hours = Night time hours

5. A2)
EQUINOX

6. Q3) It takes _______ for the Earth to rotate on its axis once.

7. A3)
24 HOURS

8. Q4) The ________ of the earth is the reason the Earth experiences changing seasons.

9. A 4
TILT

10. Q5) _______ Tides are the result of the moon and sun working against each other’s pull and are in a right angle.

11. A 5)
NEAP

12. Q6) The earth’s axis is tilted at ____ degrees.

13. A 6)
23.5

14. Q7) One complete revolution of the earth around the sun takes ____________

15. A 7
DAYS
or 1 YEAR
(MAY MARK EITHER ANSWER)

16. Q8) an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another

17. A8
ECLIPSE

18. Q9) ___________ causes the Earth to have day and night

19. A9)
ROTATION

20. Q10-________ – the time when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator.
Also marks the first day of summer/winter

21. A 10
SOLSTICE

22. Q11-________Tides are due to the moon and sun working together causing a stronger pull on the earth's oceans. *The sun, earth, and moon are aligned.

23. A 11
SPRING

24. Q12- The Solar System consists of the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, meteors, comets, dusts, gases and primarily _____________.

25. A 12 –EMPTY SPACE

26. Q13- The Sun is made of ____________ and helium.
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27. A 13 –hydrogen

28. Q14- Which planet is often called “Earth’s Twin”
Q14- Which planet is often called “Earth’s Twin”? They are very similar in size. Both also have a central core, a molten mantle and a crust.
venus

29. A14 VENUS

30. Q 15) The inner planets are also called: terrestrial planets because they are very dense and ____________.
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31. A 15 –rocky

32. Q 16) _______ is known as ‘The Red Planet’ because iron minerals in the soil oxidize, or rust, causing the soil -- and the dusty atmosphere -- to look red.

33. A 16 MARS
MARS

34. Q17- Everything in our solar system orbits the _________, due to its strong gravitational pull.
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35. A17
SUN

36. Q 18 - The outer planets are very large planets that are made mostly of gases. For this reason they are also called _______________
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37. A 18
GAS GIANTS

38. Q 19- Most Asteroids orbit our sun, a star, in a region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter known as the _______________

39. A 19- ASTEROID BELT

40. Q20- The largest planet

41. A 20
JUPITER

42. A 21- Venus is the hottest planet due to its thick atmosphere of mostly carbon dioxide which traps heat and causes a _______________.

43. A 21-
GREENHOUSE EFFECT

44. Q22- The first artificial satellite. “___________” was launched into
Q22- The first artificial satellite “___________” was launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957.

45. A 22-
SPUTNIK

46. Q 23
Which planet is farthest from the sun?

47. A 23
NEPTUNE

48. Q 24
NAME THE FIRST PERSON TO WALK ON THE MOON?

49. A 24
NEIL ARMSTRONG

50. Q 25)
WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON IN SPACE?

51. A 25
YURI GAGARIN

52. Q 26
WHICH PLANET IS COLDEST DUE TO AN ICY CORE?

53. A 26
A 26- URANUS

54. Q 27
TRUE OR FALSE: THE OUTER PLANETS ARE BOTH LARGER AND LESS DENSE THAN THE INNER PLANETS.

55. A 27-
TRUE

56. Earth/Sun/Moon BINGO 6.8 Solar System BINGO Asteroid Belt 12 hrs
days
Axis
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Saturn
Neptune
earth
eclipse
ellipse
equator
equinox
False
Sun
Jupiter
Uranus
moon
neap
orbit
revolution
rotation
solar
solstice
Spring
Sputnik
Satellite
tilt
true
Earth
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
Sally Ride
Greenhouse Effect
23.5 degrees A B C D Y Z
23.5 degrees
24 hours
days
axis
clockwise
counter-clockwise
earth
eclipse
ellipse
equator
equinox
false
largest
lunar
moon
neap
opposite
orbit
phases
revolution
rotation
solar
solstice
spring
tidal range
tides
tilt
true
umbra
waning
waning gibbous
waxing
waxing gibbous