Phases of the Moon
Planets
Astronomy
Eclipse and Other small bodies
Miscellaneous
100
What is the phase called when you can see the entire moon?
What is a full moon.
100
What planet is closest to the sun?
What is Mercury.
100
What is astronomy?
What is the study of outer space.
100
What is a meteoroid?
A rocky body that orbits the sun?
100
What is the most famous comet?
What is Haley's comet.
200
What is it called when you can see only a banana shaped moon?
What is crescent moon.
200
What is the 3rd planet from the sun?
What is Earth.
200
What is a spiral galaxy?
What is the type galaxy that we live in?
200
What is a comet?
The only small body in the universe that is described as a dirty snowball.
200
What is between Mars and Jupiter?
What is the asteroid belt.
300
What is it called when the moon begins to disappear?
What is waning.
300
inner planets are rocky outer planets are gaseous
What are the inner and outer planets made of?
300
What galaxy do we live in?
What is the Milky Way.
300
What instrument is used to look at the stars?
What is a telescope.
300
Between 28 and 30 days.
How long does it take the moon to orbit earth?
400
What is it called when the moon begins to reappear?
What is waxing.
400
Name the inner planets. (4)
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
400
What is the group of planets and rocks that orbit the sun called?
What a solar system.
400
Explain what a solar eclispe is.
What is when the moon blocks out the sun or casts a shadow over part of the earth.
400
What does the moon control on earth?
What is tides.
500
As the moon orbits Earth the amount of sunlight faces the Earth changes.
What causes the phases of the moon?
500
Name the 4 outer planets.
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
500
What causes the seasons?
What is the Earth's tilt or axis.
500
What is a lunar eclipse?
What is when the earth casts a shadow onto the moon turning it red.
500
If a plane full of Americans crashes on the US and Mexican border. Everyone dies. Where do they bury the survivors?
What is they don't bury survivors.
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