Planets
What is the only planet to support life in our solar system?
Earth
What color star is not too hot and not too cold, but just right?
Yellow
What is the scientific term for what would happen to you if you were pulled into a black hole?
spagetification
East to west
In what hemisphere can you see the Aurora Borealis?
Northern Hemisphere near the pole
What is another name for a dirty space snowball?
comet
When can you see a solar eclipse?
During the day
What is the name of Earth's only natural satellite?
The moon
Which planet is also known as Earth's twin?
Venus
What is it called when a star explodes?
supernova
When does a black hole form?
After a supernova
What is the place directly above your head called?
zenith
In what hemisphere can you see the Aurora Australis?
Southern Hemisphere, near the pole
Why do we not see comets that often?
They are in orbit around the sun
When can you see a lunar eclipse?
At night
What is it called when the moon is growing and shrinking?
waxing & waning
Which planet is the windiest, with winds up to 1,200 mph?
Neptune
Where do new stars and planets come from?
Nebulas
What is the place called when you can no longer escape a black hole?
Event Horizon
What is the place directly below your feet called?
Nadir
What causes the Aurora to happen?
charged particles (solar winds) hitting our atmosphere
What is another name for a meteor?
shooting star
What is happening during a solar eclipse?
The moon is moving in front of the sun and blocking its light
Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Saturn
Which planet would float if put into a massive bathtub full of water?
Saturn
What is an emission nebula?
A nebula that gives off light or glows
What type of black hole is at the center of the Milky Way?
Supermassive Black Hole
Where would you need to be on Earth to experience an equal amount of day and night all year round?
the equator
In the Aurora Borealis, what gas makes the color green?
Oxygen
What is it called once a piece of space rock hits the ground?
meteorite
What is happening during a lunar eclipse?
The sun's light on the moon is being blocked by the Earth
Which planet's moons orbit it like a Ferris wheel?
Uranus
Which planet has a 98-degree tilt to its axis, so it looks like it is rolling around the sun?
Uranus
What is the largest and shortest lived star?
Blue Supergiant
What is the name of the black hole at the center of our galaxy?
Sagettarius A*
What is latitude?
The degrees or angle we are from the equator.
A big solar storm or Aurora can do what?
*Disrupt satellites
* Interrupt GPS
* affest power grids
What can happen if a large enough piece of space rock were to hit the Earth?
Extinction Event
What is the line around the moon called during a solar eclipse?
The sun's corona
Name the 8 phases of the moon beginning with the New Moon.
New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, waning crescent, last quarter
What degree is the tilt of the Earth's axis?
23.5 degrees
What is it called when people make pictures out of the stars?
constellations
How can scientists detect black holes?
Gravitational waves
to navigate
What happens during the sun's most active time?
auroras become more frequent and brighter.
What direction is a comet's tail always facing?
away from the sun
What should you not do during a solar eclipse?
Look at the sun
which planets have no moons at all?
Mercury and Venus