The Moon
Lunar Cycle
The Sun
Astronomical Metrics
Kepler's Laws/Celestial Bodies
100
What is the darker area's of the Moon called?
Marias
100
What phase of the Moon is this?
New Moon
100
The "crown" of the Sun is the white light that surrounds it, and makes up its outer atmosphere. What is this called?
The corona
100
How many AU's is Earth away from the Sun?
1
100
Which planet has a shorter orbital period?
Mercury or Pluto
Mercury
200
Which Crater is the oldest?
The one on the left
200
Based on this positioning, what phase of the Moon is it?
Full Moon
200
What is the name of the portion of the Sun in which heat circulates
Convection Zone
200
What is the Solar Mass of the Sun?
1
200
What is the name of planet made out of gas?
(+100 points if you can name all 4)
Jovian
(Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn)
300
Where can the oldest rocks be found on the Moon?
In the Highlands
300
What phase of the Moon is this?
Waning Gibbous
300
What creates Prominences on the Sun?
Magnetic Waves!
(half points if you said Sunspots)
300
Does a bigger planet have a greater or smaller solar mass than a smaller planet?
Smaller
300
At what point in a planets orbit is it traveling fastest?
(+100 points if you know what month Earth travels fastest)
Near the Sun
(December/January)
400
Does the Earth or the Moon attract more meteor per year?
(+100 if you can explain why)
The Earth
(Larger mass/gravity)
400
What phase of the Moon can only be seen during the Day?
New Moon
400
What is the FULL name of the solar projections which can influence technology?
Coronal Mass Ejection
400
If the Earth traveled twice as fast around the Sun, how long would its solar day be?
Trick question! Still only 24 hours
400
The Field Museum has a piece of space rock on display, which had landed on Earth. What would the plaque at the Museum say this rock is called?
Meteorite
(200 pts if you said meteor)
(100 pts if you said asteroid)
500
What evidence do we have to support the Collision theory of the Moons Formation?
The Earth's Crust and the Moon have the same composition!
500
If you see a Waxing Gibbous moon, what moon would you see in 3 weeks?
Waxing Crescent
500
When the Sun is at it's solar maximum, how are temperatures on Earth affected?
(Extra 100 points if you know how many years on average occur between solar maximums)
Temperatures Increase
(11 years)
500
The Earth is approximately 150 km away from the Sun
Mars is approximately 225 km away from the Sun
How many AU's is Mar's away from the Earth?
.5 AU's
500
If a planet is 4 AU away from the Sun, what is the length of its orbital period (include units)
8 years