Solar System
Lunar Phases
Seasons
Miscellaneous
Planet Trivia
100

What do our planets orbit?

The sun

100

How many phases are in the lunar cycle?

8

100

What is the primary reason we have seasons?

Earth's axial tilt (23.5 degrees)

100

Which planet in our solar system is the only one with known life?

Earth
100

Which planet is sixth from the sun?

Saturn

200

How many planets are in our solar system?

8

200
Which side of the moon is lit up when it is waxing?

Right

200
How many degrees is Earth's axial tilt?

23.50

200

Which planet in our solar system is NOT named after a Roman deity?

Earth

200

Which planet was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty?

Venus

300

What galaxy is our solar system in?

The Milky Way Galaxy

300

Which side of the moon is lit up when it is waning?

Left

300

What is an axis?

An imaginary line about which a body rotates.

300

Which planet in our solar system rains extremely corrosive sulfuric acid?

Venus
300

Which planet rotates at around 90 degrees/sideways?

Uranus

400

How many stars are orbited in our solar system?

One

400

How long is the lunar cycle?

29.5 days (About a month is accepted.)

400

Why do we have leap years?

Earth travels around the Sun in 365.24 days so an extra day is needed every fourth year.

400

Which planet has a storm larger than the Atlantic Ocean called "the dark spot"?

Neptune

400

Which planet is the furthest from the sun in our solar system?

Neptune

500

Why is our star system called the solar system?

The Latin name for our sun is "Sol"

500

What are the 8 phases of the moon (beginning with new moon)?

New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent.

500

If the southern hemisphere of earth is tilted towards the Sun, what season is it there?

Summer

500

Who discovered Uranus?

William Herschel

500

Who discovered several planets with the use of his telescope in 1610?

Galileo Galilei (Galileo accepted).

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