General Space Stuff
The Earth
The Moon
Phases of the Moon
Space Technology
100

These are patterns people see in the sky.

What are constellations?

100
Earth rotates along this imaginary line
What is axis
100

The moon is a natural _________?

What is a satellite.

100
What we call the changes in appearance of the Moon
What are phases.
100
Something you can see with a telescope
What is planets, moons, stars and other items.
200

What are two examples of Celestial objects?

What is a planet, moon, star, asteroid, comet etc.

200
Earth has seasons because of this
What is the Earth's -tilt- on its axis.
200
The length of time it takes for the moon to revolve around the Earth
What is 28 days or a month.
200

This is what you call the moon when it looks like a backwards C shape.

What is a waxing crescent

200

This tool is used to magnify objects, making them appear larger and brighter in the sky

What are binoculars

300

This is why models of the solar system are important

What is they can help us understand the way things work and make predictions

300

True or False: The Earth revolving around the Sun is what causes day and night

What is FALSE. The Earth rotates and causes day and night

300
True or False: The moon creates its own light.
What is False!
300
This phase is identified when you can't see the moon in the night sky.
What is New Moon
300

This is a special theatre that simulate the night sky.

What is a planetarium

400

What is the difference between rotate and revolve?

Revolve: to orbit around something

Rotate: to turn on an axis

400
How long does it take for Earth to complete one revolution?
What is one year/365 days.
400
True or False: The Moon is only 1/4 the size of the Earth
What is True
400
TRUE OR FALSE: The Moon revolves around the sun.
What is FALSE.
400

These are powerful instruments that allow us to see distant objects in space.

What is a telescope

500
These are groups of stars and planets that are clumped together in one huge group.
What are galaxies
500
True or False: The Sun revolves around the Earth
What is False.
500
These are qualities both the Moon and the Earth share.
What is: Both in space, both have craters, mountains and plains.
500
The Full Moon is seen because of this.
What is Because the Sun's light reflects off of it
500

What is the name of a well known space telescope?

The Hubble space telescope or the James Webb space telescope.

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