Earth's Movement
Moon Phases
Technology
Space Exploration
Rotation/Revolution
100
the reason for day and night
What is rotation
100
the phase of the moon when nothing appears in the night sky
What is a new moon
100
a tool that uses lenses tot make faraway objects appear closer and larger
What is a telescope
100
the location of the Kennedy Space Center
What is Cape Canaveral
100
The time it takes for Earth to make one complete rotation
What is 24 hours
200
the movement Earth makes around the sun
What is revolution
200
the phase that occurs 2 weeks after the new moon
What is a full moon
200
a vehicle that moves through space but is controlled from Earth
What is a space probe
200
the reason why the space center is located in Florida
What is fair weather
200
This movement takes about 28 days
What is the orbit of the moon around Earth
300
this is the result of Earth taking longer to travel around the sun
What is a longer year
300
the term used to describe when the moon appears to be growing in size
What is waxing
300
a building where huge telescopes are kept
What is an observatory
300
the first Russian satellite sent into space
What is Sputnik
300
The number of rotations Earth makes as it orbits once around the sun
What is 365
400
the reason we see different constellations at different times of the year
What is Earth's orbit/revolution around the sun
400
the term used to describe when the moon appears to be shrinking in size
What is waning
400
this technology makes cell phones possible
What is a communication satellite
400
the name of a large telescope that orbits in space
What is hubble
400
the name for a smaller object that orbits a larger one
What is a satellite
500
the reason the sun appears to move across the sky
What is Earth's rotation
500
the phase that follows a waning gibbous moon
What is the third-quarter moon
500
a giant space lab that orbits Earth
What is the international space station
500
the first person to walk on the moon
Who is Neil Armstrong
500
the number of rotations the moon makes as it orbits once around Earth
What is 1
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