Seasons/Tides
Moon Phases
Earth in Space
Stars, Galaxies....
100
What force of the moon causes tides?
Gravity
100
The moon shape depicted is?
crescent
100
The furthest planet from the sun is?
Neptune
100
The galaxy Earth is a part of....
Milky Way Galaxy
200
Which type of tides are depicted?
Spring tides
200
Half moons are visible during which two phases?
1st quarter and 3rd quarter
200
This planet has more size and mass than all others combined.
Jupiter
200
What is a group of 30 or so galaxies called?
Local Cluster
300
Southern Hemisphere
300
When is the moon waxing?
a) between a full moon and third quarter
b) between third quarter and new moon
c) between new moon and 1st quarter
C) between new moon and 1st quarter
300
One full orbit around the Sun is called a...?
Revolution
300
Streaks of light that occur as space objects enter our atmosphere are "shooting stars" of.....?
Meteors
400
If you live along the equator the change in seasons will be:
a) more extreme than ours
b) less extreme than ours
c) the same as ours
b) less extreme than ours
400
Solar Eclipse
400
Which planet is called Earth's "Sister Planet"?
Venus
400
Small, rocky bodies that orbit the Sun and can have many similar objects in their path are called....?
Asteroids
500
The first day of autumn and spring are called _______________?
* Hint * Starts with an e
equinoxes
500
The phases after a full moon is called?
Waning gibbous
500
Nearly spherical objects that share their orbits with other small objects are called?
Dwarf Planets
500
The smallest planet in the Solar System is...?
Mercury