General Space Stuff
Earth rotates along this imaginary line
What is axis
What is moon?
It is a natural satellite.
Something you can see with a telescope
Planets, moons, and stars .
What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky Way Galaxy
Earth has seasons because of this
What is the Earth's -tilt- on its axis.
The length of time it takes for the moon to revolve around the Earth
29.5 days.
What is special about the Hubble telescope
It is launched in space and it can take clear pictures of stars, galaxies and planets.
A regular repeating path that one object takes around another is called
An Orbit
True or False: The Earth revolves and causes day and night
FALSE. The Earth rotates and causes day and night
True or False: The moon creates its own light.
False! It reflects the light of the sun.
Why can't we look at the sun?
The sun send out UV rays which are harmful to our eyes.
Gigantic balls of glowing gas that produce heat and light.
Stars
How long does it take for Earth to complete one revolution?
one year/365 days.
Which planet does not have any moons
Mercury.
TRUE OR FALSE: The Moon revolves around the sun.
FALSE. IT revolves around the Earth
What acn be used to view the sun safely?
Pinhole Projector, or Solar Viewing glasses or #14 Welder's Glass.
These are groups of stars and planets that are clumped together in one huge group.
What are galaxies
True or False: The Sun revolves around the Earth
False.
What is the name of Saturn's Giant moon
Titan
What is it called when the night sky becomes bright in populated areas.
Skyglow.
Special star in the sky that points to the North
Polaris or the North Star.