The Planets
The Sun
The Stars
The Moon
Beyond the Stars
100
The third planet from the sun.
What is the Earth?
100
The sun is one of these.
What is star?
100
The star closest to the Earth.
What is the sun?
100
The direction the moon travels around the earth.
What is counterclockwise?
100
The Milky Way is one of these. Also known as a group of stars.
What is a galaxy?
200
This planet is recognized by its great red spot.
What is Jupiter?
200
This is the length of time it takes for the earth to rotate around the sun.
What is 365 days?
200
This constellation is also known as Ursa Major or the Big Bear?
What is the Big Dipper?
200
The age of the moon.
What is 4.5 billion years old?
200
Extremely bright masses of energy and light that are very far away. They are the brightest objects in our universe.
What is a quasar?
300
It is no longer considered a planet even though it has 2 moons.
What is Pluto?
300
This is the name the Romans called the sun.
What is Sol?
300
These stars are close to the end of their life and are going dim but are still very hot.
What are white dwarfs?
300
The time it takes for the moon to orbit the earth.
What is about 28 days?
300
The name of our galaxy.
What is Milky Way galaxy?
400
It can be seen in late evening and early morning skies.
What is Mercury?
400
Areas on the sun that are cooler and darker than the rest of the sun.
What are sun spots?
400
These are the most common stars that are cooler and live longer. They are also less bright.
What are red dwarfs?
400
The speed the moon travels around the earth.
What is 2,288 miles per hour?
400
This includes planets, stars, galaxies, dust clouds, light and time.
What is the Universe?
500
The rings on Saturn are held in place by these?
What are moons?
500
Solar flares from the sun create these beautiful light shows in the northern hemisphere.
What are the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis?
500
All stars are made up of these two gases.
What are hydrogen and helium?
500
The diameter of the moon.
What is 2,000 miles?
500
Common evening sight also known as a shooting star.
What is a meteor?
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