Components of Space
Moon Phases
Rotation or Revolution
Planets
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100
Place the following in order from smallest to largest. Solar System, Universe, Galaxy and Planet
What is planet, solar system, galaxy, universe?
100
When the moon is in between the sun and the Earth, this phase will be seen.
What is a new moon?
100
Day and Night on Earth are caused by this.
What is the Earth's rotation?
100
These are the inner planets.
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars?
100
Tides are caused by this.
What is the moon's gravitational pull on Earth's surface?
200
A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
What is a constellation?
200
We only really ever see this much of the moon.
What is half?
200
A satellite does this as it moves around a larger object.
What is revolve?
200
The gas that makes up the outer planets in held in place by this force.
What is gravity?
200
When the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun this even will occur.
What is a solar eclipse?
300
A meteor is a meteoroid that enters Earth’s atmosphere and completely burns while this is a small rock that lands on Earth from space.
What is a meteorite?
300
The moon appears to change shape because of this.
What is the amount of light that can be seen on Earth changes as the moon revolves around the Earth?
300
The Earth revolves around this object.
What is the sun?
300
This type of instrument will fall through a planet's atmosphere gathering data.
What is a probe?
300
The moon, Earth and sun are in this position during a neap tide.
What is in a straight line?
400
An icy body that releases gas or dust and has a long oval orbit
What is a comet?
400
If you see a waxing moon, this side of the moon will be lit.
What is the right side?
400
We experience seasons due to this.
What is Earth's revolution around the sun?
400
Also know as the gas giants,these are the outer planets.
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
400
Due to the fact that one year is actually 365 1/4 days long, this event comes once every four years.
What is leap year?
500
Asteroids that revolve around the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter make up this.
What is the asteroid belt?
500
Between a gibbous and a crescent moon, this phase shows more of the moon.
What is gibbous?
500
The moon does this around Earth.
What is revolves?
500
The Space Race was a race between the United States and the Soviet Union to get to this location.
What is the moon?
500
Time zones were created because this does not rise and set on every location at the same time.
What is the sun?
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