Mostly made of Hydrogen and Helium, this is the name of our star
What is the Sun?
100
Large objects that orbit a star, are different sizes, and are different distances from a star. These objects appear as tiny dots in the sky and can be seen different locations at different times.
What is a planet?
100
One instrument used to observe distant objects
What is a Telescope/Satellite/Space Probe/Space Craft?
100
The number of moon phases observed in the night sky
What is 8?
100
The imaginary line extending through Earth and is responsible for the day/night cycle
What is the axis?
200
Huge objects made of burning gas
What are Stars?
200
The planets in our Solar System are classified by
What is inner and outer?
200
A person who uses technology to study the universe
What is an Astronaut?
200
The motion of the Moon around Earth
What is orbit or revolution?
200
The reason for seasons on Earth
What is the TILT of the Earth on its axis?
300
Patterns or imaginary pictures that a group of stars form in the sky.
What are Constellations?
300
These planets are mostly made of gas
What are the outer planets?
300
Floats above the Earth and takes photos
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
300
The direction of the Moon's orbit around Earth
What is counter-clockwise?
300
The object orbiting the Earth that reflects the light from the Sun and appears to change shape in the sky
What is the Moon?
400
This tells us the temperature of stars
What are colors?
400
The difference between stars and planets
What are number, size, movement and/or composition?
400
How technology is used in space
What is taking and/or sending photographs, collecting samples, researching weather conditions, looking for other life in the universe, and much more?
400
The name of the Moon Phase that we cannot see in the night sky
What is New Moon?
400
Many of these machines orbit Earth, taking photographs, watching weather, and sending television signals.
What are satellites?
500
The reason we can see different stars during different seasons or times of the year?
What is Earth's orbit around the Sun?
500
The correct order of the planets from the Sun
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
500
The reason/cause of Moon Phases
What is the movement of the Moon around the Earth?