Vocabulary Riddles
Telescopes
Constellations
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100
I am made of ice, rock, and debris. Sometimes, I'm called a "dirty snowball." What am I?
What is a comet?
100
the two main types of telescopes
What are reflecting and refracting telescopes?
100
this makes the stars appear to circle Polaris
What is Earth's rotation?
100
The approximate length of one rotation of Earth
What is 24 hours?
200
Some call me a shooting star, but I am really space debris that gets burned when I enter Earth's atmosphere. What am I?
What are meteors?
200
This is the part of the telescope that you look into
What is the eyepiece?
200
This constellation is known to the Micmacs as the Celestial Bear
What is Ursa Major (the Big Dipper)?
200
to turn completely around
What is rotation?
300
I use lenses to focus light from distant objects. What am I?
What is a refracting telescope?
300
This is the part of the telescope that gathers the light
What is the objective lens?
300
a huge globe of gases that shines by its own light
What is a star?
300
The approximate length of Earth's revolution around the Sun
What is 365 days?
400
I use mirrors to gather light from distant objects. What am I?
What is a reflecting telescope?
400
Sequence these astronomer's tools from oldest to most recent: Hubble Space telescope, Newton's telescope, Galileo's ladder
What are Galileo's ladder, Newton's telescope, and the Hubble Space telescope?
400
Polaris is located directly above this point on Earth
What is the North Pole?
400
one complete trip around the Sun
What is a revolution?
500
I am all that survives of a meteor that makes its way all the way to Earth's surface. What am I?
What is a meteorite?
500
This Dutch optician is often credited with making the first telescope
Who is Hans Lippershey?
500
This object appears motionless in the night sky because of its position
What is Polaris (the North Star)?
500
an imaginary rod that stretches through a planet between the North and South poles
What is axis?
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