Movement
Planets
Seasons
Space Objects
Miscellaneous
100
The Earth's orbit around the sun lasts this long.
What is one year (or 365 days)?
100
Eight
What is the number of planets in our solar system?
100
Without this, the Earth would not experience seasons.
What is the tilt of Earth's axis?
100
This object orbits the sun and has an icy tail.
What is a comet?
100
This force keeps the planets and moons in their orbits.
What is gravity?
200
How long does it take the Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?
What is one day or 24 hours?
200
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
What are the inner planets?
200
When part of the Earth is tilted closer to the sun, that part of the world experiences this season.
What is summer?
200
This rocky object is larger than most other types of space debris.
What is an asteroid?
200
The shape of the Earth's orbit around the sun.
What is elliptical?
300
Earth's rotation causes us to experience this.
What is day and night?
300
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What are the outer planets?
300
When part of the Earth is tilted away from the sun, that part of the world experiences this season.
What is winter?
300
This rocky object is smaller than an asteroid and travels in space.
What is a meteoroid?
300
This explains why the stars we see at night seem so small, even though they are much larger than our sun.
What is the stars are farther away than our sun?
400
What is the scientific word for Earth's orbit around the sun?
What is "revolution"?
400

The outer planets are made up of this material.

What is gas?

400
What part of the world experiences the same warm temperatures all year round?
What is the Equator?
400
This space object enters the Earth's atmosphere.
What is a meteor?
400
Give an example of how comets and asteroids are similar and one example of how they are different.
Answers may vary.
500
The number of orbits Juan has experienced in his lifetime if he is 11 years old.
What is 11?
500

There are five dwarf planets in our solar system. Why are they considered dwarf planets instead of planets?

They have not cleared the path of their orbit.

500
If the northern hemisphere is experiencing winter, the southern hemisphere is experiencing this season.
What is summer?
500
This is a space object that hits Earth's surface.
What is a meteorite?
500
Name one constellation and its myth.
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