Moon
Where did the name "month" come from?
From "moonth"
What are the different shapes that the Moon seems to have as it orbits Earth called?
Phases
How many planets are in the solar system?
8
A hot ball of light that appears tiny in the night sky is a ?
Star
The largest stars in space are and the smallest are called what?
Supergiants and white dwarfs
How does the Moon get light?
The sun's light bounces off it.
What do all the planets orbit around?
The Sun
What affects the length of a shadow?
The time of day and position of the sun during a specific season
A star pattern that makes a picture is a ?
Constellation
What orbits around Earth?
The Moon
What are the large holes in the Moon made by space rocks called?
Craters
What planet is farthest away from the sun?
Neptune
The Sun, eight planets, and their moons make up the..?
Solar System
When stars seem to shift positions when viewed from different places on Earth, it is called this?
parallax
The moon's surface is made of smooth areas, craters, and...?
Mountains
How long does it take the Moon to change from a new moon to a full moon and back again?
One month
What is the name of the tool that helps us to see the stars and other things that are very far away?
Telescope
The sun rises in the ___ and sets in the ___
EAST and WEST
The name of the constellation that looks like a bird
Cygnus, the flying swan
a total solar eclipse can occur when Earth passes through the moon shadow during which phase of the moon
New moon
When can we see a new moon?
When moon is between the Earth and the Sun
Why do you see different stars in the winter and the summer?
The earth revolves around the sun. We look out into a different part of space each season
In any order name the constellations that can be seen during Winter
Canis Major (Big Dog), Orion, Taurus
What can make a star in the sky look very bright?
apparent magnitude
When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are all in line, what type of tide occurs?
Spring Tide