Earth-Sun System
Earth-Moon System
Solar System
Stars
Miscellaneous
100

This occurs when occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth causing the Moon's shadow to hit Earth.

What is a solar eclipse?

100

This tide occurs when the moon is new and full.

What is spring tide?

100

This is a full trip along a planet's orbit around the Sun.

What is a revolution?

100

This constellation, also called "The Hunter," is known for its three-star diagonal belt. .

What is Orion?

100

A prehistoric stone circle monument, calendar, cemetery, and archaeological site located in England.

What is Stonehenge?

200

This is the shape of Earth's orbit.

What is an oval/ellipse?

200

This is what it is called when the visible portion of the moon is increasing.

What is waxing?

200

This planet is the fourth from the Sun.

What is Mars?

200

The Big Dipper is a small part of this bigger constellation.

What is Ursa Major (or the Big Bear)?

200

The direction the sun rises up in the morning and then sets in the evening.

What is East to West?

300

This causes the seasons during a year and measures 23.5 degrees.

What is the tilt of the Earth's axis?

300

During this lunar phase the Earth will experience neap tides.

What is a quarter moon?

300

The planet that is considered Earth's twin.

What is Venus?

300

This zodiac constellation is represented by a lion.

What is Leo?

300

Ancient sailors used this object in the sky to help them navigate at night.

What is the North Star?

400

There are 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night on which special days. 

What are the Equinoxes? (Autumn Equinox and Spring Equinox)

400

Explain what causes tides-the rise and fall of sea levels.

Primarily caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon, creating bulges of water on both the side of the Earth closest to it and the side farthest away. 

400

Explain why you would weigh differently on other planets.

You weigh differently on other planets because of variations in the planet's gravitational pull, which is a result of the planet's mass/size.

400

This W-shaped constellation is named after a queen from Greek mythology.

What is Cassiopeia?

400

This layer of gases surrounds Earth and helps protect us from the Sun's harmful rays. It makes the sunrises and sunsets reddish orange

What is the atmosphere?

600

This northern hemisphere season causes the shortest days.

What is Winter?

600

Reason- Its moon's orbit around Earth and the sunlight that reflects off it.

What causes the Moon to have phases?

600

Explain the difference between the inner planets and the outer planets.

  • Inner planets are rocky; outer planets are made mostly of gas and ice.

  • Size-Inner planets are smaller and have few or no moons; outer planets are much larger and have many moons.

600

Explain what is special about the star Polaris.

The reason Polaris is so important is that it is almost directly above the North Pole and doesn't move. This means you can use it like a compass to find north.

600

 Explain what happens to the force that keeps the Moon in orbit around Earth: 1.) If the Earth were to speed up. 2.) If the Earth's speed were to slow down.

1.) Speeding up would break the pull of gravity and send us flying away in a straight line.

2.) Slowing down means that gravity will pull us into the Sun.

800

This type of solar eclipse occurs when the moon does not block the sun entirely, requiring special viewing glasses too be worn at all times.

What is a partial eclipse?

800

The phase that comes before the New Moon.

What is the Waning Crescent?

800

This is located between the planet Mars and Jupiter in our solar system.

What is the asteroid belt?

800

These are the constellations that rise in the east and set in the west?

What are the zodiacs?

800

People use this tall structure that houses a telescope to study the stars, galaxy, and our universe.

What is an observatory?

1000

This type of solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the entire sun and leaves only the Sun's corona.

What is a total solar eclipse?

1000

Explain how many tides there are each day and how often.

There are 2 high tides and 2 low tides every day. They change every 6 hours.

1000

These are the eight major planets in order from the Sun.

What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?

1000

The 3 main reasons for grouping stars in constellations?  

What is navigation, agriculture, and religion?

1000

This is where I would want to be in June to see our star all day (24 hours) long.

What is the Arctic Circle? (or the Arctic North Pole)

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