Units of Space
Mass/Weight
Moon Phases
Planets
Seasons
100
The largest Unit of Space
Universe
100
True or False: Weight is constant, mass changes based on your location.
False
100
Which eclipse will last long and is more common, solar or lunar?
Lunar Eclipse
100
Complete the sentence: Earth is the ______ planet from the sun.
Complete the sentence: Earth is the third planet from the sun.
100
What is the reason for the seasons?
The Earth's Tilt
200
A big burning ball of gas at the center of every Solar System.
Star
200
A. Jupiter
200
True or False: The Moon creates its own light
False
200
Name the planets in order from closest to the sun, to furthest.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
PLUTO IS NOT A PLANET
200
What is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere?
June 21st/22nd
300
Name all units in space, in order, from largest to smallest
universe, galaxy, solar system, star, plant
300
Identify a planet that has a weaker gravitational attraction than Earth. Explain how you know this.
Possible Answers: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Pluto, Uranus (if you really squint)
300
If the amount of the moon we see is increasing, is the moon phase waxing or waning?
Waxing
300
On which planet would you weigh the most?
Jupiter
300
By how much is the Earth tilted?
23.5 degrees
400
Made of 100s of billions of galaxies and it is all of outer space.
Universe
400
If a person travels from the Earth to Mars their _______ will stay the same but their _________ will change.
Word Bank: Mass, Weight, Gravity
If a person travels from the Earth to Mars their Mass will stay the same but their Weight will change.
400
During what moon phase does a solar eclipse occur?
New Moon
400
At -371.56 degrees, this is the coldest planet in our solar system.
Uranus
400
The first day of fall is September 21/22. What do we call this day?
Autumnal Equinox
500
A student uses the following characteristics to describe a group of objects in space
- 200 billion stars
- 30 million light years from Earth
- 500 light years in diameter
What unit of space is the student describing?
Galaxy
500
Describe the relationship gravity and weight have.
Positive. If you increase the amount of gravity, the weight of the object will also increase.
500
A vocab term is represented by the darkest area. What is this term?
Umbra
500
This is the largest object in the Kuiper Belt
Pluto
500
When is the first day of winter in the Southern Hemisphere?
June 21/22