Universe/Solar System
What is the name of our solar system?
The Milk Way.
What is one fact you know about the moon.
*the moon is actually sphere shaped
Stars are...
Giant balls of gas
What technologies can we use to view space?
Telescopes, Binoculars, Planetariums
How many stars are contained in our solar system?
What is 100million.
The sun is a...
star
What is a constellation?
A group of stars that makes a special shape.
What calendar do we follow?
Gregorian Calendar
What are stars, moon, sun, planets, asteroids, satellites
What benefits do we get from the sun?
It gives us daytime
Helps plants grow
Big enough to fit over a million earths in it
What star is in the Southern Hemisphere that helps with navigation?
Orion
Explain why we have an extra day in February every 4 years.
Takes 365.25 days for earth to rotate the sun. We save the .25 and then add an extra day in Februrary.
There are how many planets are in our solar system?
What is 8?
Planets and asteroids orbit the sun. What do moons orbit?
Planets
What star in the Northern Hemisphere helps with navigation?
The North Star or Polaris
What does Earth's rotation cause?
Day and Night
What is one theory (that we talked about) that created our universe?
What is The Big Bang Theory.
What other planets have many moons orbiting them.
(not earth)
Jupiter and Saturn
The cree people call the North Star Atchakos Iskwew. What does this mean?
Star Women
What is Earth's movement around the sun called.
Rotation