Branches/Spheres
Planets
Rocks in space
Light and Distance
Telescopes
100
What branch of earth science studies rocks, volcanoes and mountains?
Geology
100
What is a cloud of gas and dust called in space?
Nebula
100
What is commonly called a shooting star?
comet
100
What unit is used to measure the distance between stars?
Light Year
100
What type of telescope is the oldest?
Optical
200
What branch of earth science studies space?
Astronomy
200
Which planet has a runaway greenhouse effect?
Venus
200
What is a small chunk of frozen gas and dust called?
Meteor
200
What can astronomers calculate using parallax?
Distance
200
What type of optical telescope uses mirrors? Refracting or Reflecting
Refracting
300
What sphere of the earth do meteorologists primarily study?
Atmosphere
300
Which planet is the hottest in our solar system?
Venus
300
What is a rock from space that hits the surface of the earth called?
Meteorite
300
What shift in color is a star that is moving AWAY from the earth?
Red
300
How does the atmosphere affect an optical telescope on land?
Makes it blurry
400
What sphere of the earth do geologists primarily study?
Geosphere
400
Name the planets is are gas giants?
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
400
What asteroid belt is found beyond the orbit of Neptune?
Asteroid Belt
400
What causes the shifting of a star’s color due to the direction of movement?
Doppler Effect
400
Where are the best telescopes?
In Space
500
What sphere of the earth do Oceanographers primarily study?
Hydrosphere
500
Name the terrestrial planets?
Mercury Venus Earth Mars
500
What is located between Mars and Jupiter?
Kuiper Belt
500
What is the order of the colors in the visible spectrum?
Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet
500
What is the major advantage of putting telescopes in space?
Gets rid of the blur from our atmosphere
M
e
n
u