All About Planets
All About Stars
All About Planet Earth
All About The Moon
All About Writing
100
What is the name of our planet?
Earth
100
What is the largest and closest star to the Earth? It is the also the center of our Solar System.
The Sun
100
The earth rotates around the....
Sun
100
The moon does not always look the same shape every night. In fact, it changes shapes every month of so. Scientists call these different shapes the _____ of the moon
Phases
100
Which of these words are descriptive: The sun is bright and shiny.
bright and shiny
200
How many planets are in our Solar System?
8 planets
200
A group of stars, that sometimes make up a certain shape or pattern is called a what?
What is a constellation
200
True or false: Earth is the only planet that can support living things like you and me
True
200
What is the name of the moon phase when the moon is just a small sliver that looks somewhat like a fingernail
A crescent moon
200
Use a descriptive word to complete this sentence. Jupiter is a very _______ planet.
Answers may vary
300
Which planet is the largest planet in our Solar System?
Jupiter
300
Name a constellation we learned about in class
The Big Dipper
300
Earth is the ____ planet from the Sun
Third
300
What is the word scientists use when the moon is getting bigger
Waxing
300
Fix the mistake in this sentence: My friend ali is an alien.
Ali needs to be capitalized because it is the alien's name. We always capitalize names.
400
Which planet is known for its rings?
Saturn
400
True or false: People have made up many different different stories and myths about stars
True
400
What is it that causes the Earth to have day and night?
Its rotation around the Sun
400
What is the word scientists use when the moon is getting smaller
Waning
400
When writing a letter or postcard, what needs to come after these two parts of the letter, "Dear Mrs. Bryant" and "Sincerely"
A comma
500
Can you name all 8 planets in our Solar System?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
500
What is another name for a shooting star?
A meteor
500
When it is nighttime here in Eugene, Oregon, does that mean it is nightime around the entire world? Why or why not?
No, because the Earth rotates around the Sun. When it is nighttime on one side of the Earth, it is daytime on another part of the Earth.
500
About how long or how many days does it take for the moon to go through all of its phases?
28 days, which is about one month
500
What exactly is a descriptive word?
A descriptive word is a word that describes something else. A descriptive word can describe how something looks, tastes, smells, sounds, or feels.
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