1. The moons of Jupiter
2. Craters on the Moon
3. Planets as spheres
What is the things that Galileo saw using a telescope?
100
A ball of burning gas that gives off light and heat
What is a star?
100
Galileo
What is who invited the first telescope?
100
The Great Bear
What is the meaning of Ursa Major?
100
It is so close to Earth
What is why does the sun look bigger than the other stars?
200
Italy
What is the country that Galileao was from?
200
The sun is so close and bright you can't see stars around it.
What is the reason you don't see stars during the daytime?
200
The sky is darker, there is less light from the ground, and there is less dust and pollution to get in the way.
What is why are big telescopes usually found on tops of mountains?
200
The name of the constellation that has a pattern of three stars close to each other in a straight row.
What is Orion's belt?
200
During a new moon because the sky would be the darkest. There would be no light from the moon.
What is when is the best time to go outside and look at stars near your home?
300
the first telescope
What is what Galileao invented this?
300
Earth rotates on its axis
What is the reason stars appear to move across the sky at night?
300
Telescopes help you see more stars and they appear to be closer
What is how a telescope help you see the stars better?
300
They are on the other side of the sun from Earth.
What is why are different constellations visible in the summer and winter? Why can't you see the winter constellations in the summer?
300
When a really big star collapses, this happens. The gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. Everything for millions of kilometers around is pulled in, where it disappears.
What is a black hole?
400
Moons orbiting another planet
What is the things that Galileo was the first person to see?
400
Because they are so far away
What is the reason why stars in the nigh sky look so small?
400
In space it is even darker, and there is no atmosphere so the view is clearer.
What is why telescopes in space, like the Hubble Telescope, even better than on Earth?
400
A group of stars that make a pattern and have a name.
What is constellations?
400
a theater with a dome-shaped ceiling that is filled with planets, stars, galaxies, and everything else seen in the night sky.
What is a planetarium?
500
1608
What is the year that the telescope was invented?
500
1. Look through a telescope
2. Go to a dark field away from the city/city lights
3. Look through binoculars
What is ways/things you can do to see more stars at night?
500
It takes pictures of planets and other objects in the solar system.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
500
Aquila
What is the constellation you see during the summer season?
500
A group of seven bright stars in the shape of a dipper.