Sun, Moon, Earth Webquest

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

1. Earth is the ________________ planet from the Sun.

2. Click on the Sun. It contains about _____% of all the mass, or rocks, dust, and gas in he Solar System.  If the sun were hollow a ________________ Earths could fit inside.

3. Click on the Earth. In Greek mythology, the Earth was married to ________________.

4. Our planet is an oasis of life in an otherwise desolate universe.  The Earth's temperature, weather, atmosphere and many other factors are just right to keep us ______________. 

5. Look at the fast facts on the right. How long does the Earth take to orbit the Sun? _____________ days.

6. One rotation takes ____________hours and ___________ minutes.

7. The Earth has one moon named _________________.

8. Click to find out more about Luna (our moon). Luna is a beautiful world that lies some ____________ kilometers from Earth.

9. The dark areas of the moon are

a. Swiss cheese holes

b. the man in the moon’s eyes, nose, and mouth

c. beds of cooled lava where large asteroids and comets broke the surface long ago

d. flying saucer landing pads

10. Click on Pluto. If you weigh 70 pound on Earth, you would only weigh ____ pounds on Pluto.

11. How many days does it take Pluto to orbit the Sun?

______________ days