Moon
How long does it take the moon to revolve once around the earth?
one month
What is the biggest planet?
Jupiter
What is the closest star to the Earth?
sun
What color is sunlight before it reaches our atmosphere?
white
What is another name for a meteor burning up in our atmosphere?
shooting star
What is the difference between a waxing crescent moon and a waning crescent moon?
waxing- right side is lit, it's getting bigger
waning- left side is lit, it's getting smaller
What are the inner planets?
MVEM
How long does it take the earth to revolve once around the sun?
1 year
What are the colors of white light (rainbow)?
ROYGBIV
What is a meteor called when it hits the surface of a planet?
meteorite
relative position of earth, moon, sun
What are the order of the planets starting with the one closest to the sun?
MVEMJSUN
Is the sun considered a bright star, average or dim?
average brightness
What color of visible light has the shortest and longest wavelength?
red is longest, violet is shortest
When do we see comets?
when they get close to the sun and form a tail
What phase does the moon have to be in for a lunar eclipse?
full
Where is the asteroid belt?
Between Mars and Jupiter
What process is happening on the sun to give off light and heat?
nuclear fusion
How is a rainbow formed?
Water droplet acts like a prism and breaks white light up into colors
Approximately how big is Ceres, the biggest asteroid?
size of Texas
Approximately how far away is the moon?
240,000 miles
Which planet is tipped on its side?
Uranus
Approximately how far away is the sun?
93 million miles
Why do we sometimes see reds and oranges at sunset and sunrise?
light scattering, longer wavelengths of red reaching our eye
What is the difference between a comet, meteor and asteroid?
we'll discuss