Earth's Motion
The Moon
Solar System
The Planets
Stars & Galaxies
100
The month of the summer solstice
June
100
The reason the moon shines.
It reflects the sunlight
100
Which model of the solar system is correct: Heliocentric or Geocentric?
Heliocentric
100
This planet is the largest in the solar system
Jupiter
100
The name for the observed patterns of stars in the night sky.
Constellations
200
The shape of the Earth's orbit
Ellipse
200
The flat areas of the moon's surface
maria
200
The number of meters in 1AU.
150 billion
200
This planet is the last planet in the solar system.
Neptune
200
The name for the distance that light travels in one year.
A light year
300
The tilt of the earth & the Earth’s motion causes what to happen on Earth?
The Seasons.
300
The first phase after new moon
Waxing Crescent
300
A space object made of gas, dust, and ice
Comet
300
The asteroid belt is located between these two planets.
Mars & Jupiter
300
The name of the large cloud from which a star is born.
Nebula
400
The number of days for the Earth to revolve around the sun.
365.25 Days
400
This phase of the moon.
Waning Gibbous.
400
What chemical reaction caused the sun to form?
Nuclear Fusion
400
What factor causes scientists to believe that Mars might have fostered life?
the presence of liquid water.
400
The Milky Way is this type of galaxy.
Spiral
500
What is the difference between an equinox and a solstice?
An equinox is when the Earth is tilted towards the orbit, while a solstice is when the Earth is tilted towards or away from the sun.
500
This type of eclipse has the moon between the earth and the sun
Solar Eclipse
500
What is the difference between a Planet and a Dwarf Planet?
The size
500
This type of planet is small and have rocky surfaces and are close to the sun.
Terrestrial Planets
500
The final step in a low-mass star's life.
A white dwarf.