Earth
Celestial Objects
Moon & Sun
Planets
Miscellaneous
100
What is the cause of the seasons on Earth?
What is Earth's tilt?
100
These are also called shooting stars.
Meteors
100
What is the biggest known star in our Solar System?
The Sun
100
Planet closest to the Sun
What is Mercury?
100
Mrs. Yi's favorite color.
Yellow
200
What allows us to have day and night on Earth?
Earth rotating on its axis.
200
This caused a 4,000 meter crater in Arizona.
Meteor
200
When do you see a new moon?
When the Sun is hitting the part of the moon that is not facing Earth.
200
Largest planet.
Jupiter
200
What is a solar eclipse?
When the moon passes between the Sun and Earth.
300
In what direction does a shadow face at 9:00am?
West
300
The inner core of a comet is called...
Nucleus
300
The moon cannot...
Create its own source of light.
300
Planet in our Solar System most similar (in size) to Earth.
What is Venus?
300
When the moon passes through the Earth's shadow.
Lunar eclipse
400
Earth's orbit is in this shape.
An ellipse.
400
These are also called "dirty snowballs"
Comets
400
Natural object that revolves around a planet
Moon
400
Name the inner planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
400
In winter, you can see this constellation.
What is the Bull?
500
The direction Earth rotates.
Counter clockwise.
500
These were created with materials left over from when planets were formed.
Asteroids
500
The amount of days it takes the moon to revolve around the Earth.
What is 27 days?
500
What year did the first probe, Viking I, land on Mars?
1976
500
How long can a solar eclipse last?
About 8 minutes
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