Planets
Sun
Moon
Stars
Exploring Planets
100
This planet is the only known planet to have humans on it.
Earth
100
The sun rises in what direction
What is the East
100
The light we see from the moon is from what?
The sun
100
A huge ball of gas?
A star.
100
We use this tool to observe objects in the sky?
What is a telescope
200
This planet is the closest planet to the sun
What is Mercury
200
The sun sets in the
What is the West
200
The Earth's only natural satellite is the?
What is the moon.
200
Groups of stars are called?
Gallexies.
200
Who was the first person to look through a telescope at the night sky?
Galileo Galilei
300
This planet has a large storm that has been taking place for around 300 years.
What is Jupiter
300
When sunshine is blocked by a solid object, it is called a
What is a shadow
300
How long does it take the moon to go through its lunar cycle?
4 weeks or 29.5 days
300
The name of our galaxy is?
The Milky Way
300
In 1990 a space shuttle placed a telescope in the Earth's atmosphere, where it still is today. What is the name of this telescope.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope
400
This planet was recently changed from a planet to a dwarf planet.
What is Pluto
400
We use this tool to find the cardinal directions, (North, South, East, and West)
What is the compass
400
When the visible (white) portion of the moon grows from new to full it is called?
What is waxing
400
Groups of stars in a pattern are called?
Constellations
400
When there is only a sliver of the moon showing, or the moon looks like a banana, it is called a what moon?
a Cresent
500
This planets has rings around it?
What is Satrun
500
During what season is the sun at it's lowest?
What is the winter.
500
When the (white) portion seems to lessen in size from the full to new phase it is called the?
What is waning
500
The constellation Orion is only visible during the winter, why?
Because the Earth rotates
500
When there is a full moon during the same month, the second full moon is called a what moon?
a BLUE moon
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