PLANETS
ROTATION
REVOLUTION
SUN, EARTH AND MOON
SPACE MISCELLANEOUS
100
Which celestial body is the center of our solar system?
What is the SUN
100
About how much TIME does it take the Earth to complete one rotation?
What is 24 hours
100
What takes a year?
A. Rotation
B. Revolution
What is a Revolution
100
The Sun is composed mainly of –
rocky soil
hot gases
liquid water
mineral crystals
What is HOT GASES
100
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Who is Neil Armstrong
200
What is another name for a moon?
What is a NATURAL SATELLITE
200
The Sun appears to move across the sky due to the -
rotation of the Earth
gravity of the Moon
large size of the Sun
movement of the tides
What is the ROTATION OF THE EARTH
200
What is another name when Earth takes a path AROUND the sun?
What is an orbit
200
Which of the following lists the Earth, Sun, and Moon in order of size, from largest to smallest?
A. Earth, Sun, and Moon
B. Earth, Moon, and Sun
C. Sun, Earth, and Moon
D. Sun, Moon, and Earth
What is C. Sun, Earth, and Moon
200
What is Jupiter's stormy area called?
What is the Great Red Spot
300
Mars orbits farther from the Sun than--
a.) Neptune
b.) Venus
c.) Jupiter
d.) Saturn
What is B. VENUS
300
Day and night on the Earth are caused by -
A.) the orbit of the Moon around the Earth
B.) the rotation of the Sun on it axis
C.) the orbit of the Earth around the Sun
D.) the rotation of the Earth on its axis
What is D.) the rotation of the Earth on its axis
300
TRUE or FALSE: Is Earth's orbit a perfect circle?
What is False because is it is an elliptical shape (oval)
300
A student was doing research on the Earth, Sun and Moon and created this data table. What is the correct title for each column?
What is 1: Moon, 2: Sun, 3: Earth
300
How many natural satellites does Earth have?
What is 1
400
Which of these lists the outer planets in order of their distance from the Sun (nearest to farthest)?
A.) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
B.) Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
C.) Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn
D.) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What is A.) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
400
The diagram here illustrates Earth rotating as well as the Sun’s light illuminating Earth. According to the diagram above, which point on Earth is about to experience sunset? 
What is POINT B
400
How many months are in each season?
(Clue: 12 months, 4 seasons)
What are 3 months
400
A student created a diagram to compare the characteristics of the Earth and the Moon. Which of the following characteristics could be placed in the center part of the diagram?
Orbits another object
Strong gravitational pull
Rotates every 24 hours
Has a thick atmosphere
What is Orbits another object
400
Who was the famous astronomer that discovered that the planets orbit the sun?
a.) Copernicus
b.) Galileo
c.) Davinci
d.) Socrates
Who is Copernicus
500
The table describes the objects used by students to make a model of the solar system. Which object is being used to model the planet with the orbit that is fourth in order from the Sun?
What is the MARBLE
500
A student modeled the cause of day and night on Earth using a lamp and a baseball. If one second equals one hour, how should the student model one day/night cycle on Earth?
A. Move the baseball around the lamp in 24 seconds
B. Turn the lamp off and on for 24 hours
C. Spin the baseball 24 times in one hour
D.Rotate the baseball one time in 24 seconds
What is D. Rotate the baseball one time in 24 seconds
500
Which models shows the northern hemisphere in SUMMER and the southern hemisphere in WINTER?
What is POINT 3
500
This model can be used to show some relationships between the Earth, Sun, and Moon. The model shows all of the following EXCEPT –
A. the relative sizes of the Moon and Earth
B. the way the Moon revolves around the Earth
C. the composition of the Moon, Earth, and Sun
D. how the Moon and the Earth revolve around the Sun
What is C. the composition of the Moon, Earth, and Sun
500
Who were the Greeks that thought the seasons were created because of a mother missing her daughter who was taken away by a villain?
a.) Aphrodite, Ares, and Zeus
b.) Demeter, Persephone and Hades
d.) Athena, Arachne and Thor
Who are b.) Demeter, Persephone and Hades