True or False
Shadows are shortest around noon when the sun is directly overhead.
TRUE!
Which is our largest planet in our solar system?
a) Saturn b) Jupiter c) Venus
Jupiter (did you know Jupiter also has rings?!)
True or False
The Sun is actually a star
TRUE!
In this movie, an M&M loving little alien just wants to "phone home"
E.T.
Which of these constellations is the brightest in our night sky?
a) Capricorn b) Serpens c) Libra d) Orion
d) Orion
What phase of the moon is shown here?
New Moon
Between Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus, which one has the most moons?
Saturn. It has 274 moons.
How many days does it take for the earth to complete a rotation around the sun?
a) 324 b) 360 c) 365 d) 1,000,000
A year has 365 days because Earth takes about 365.25 days to orbit the Sun. The extra 0.25 days are balanced by adding a leap day every four years
Yoda may be tiny, but his light saber? Glows in which calming, Zen-like hue?
a) Red b) Purple c) Green
c) Green
The big dipper
Which month hosts the longest day of the year?
a) June b) December c) September d) April
a) June
Which planet is the only planet that spins completely on it's side?
a) Mars b) Uranus c) Venus d) Mercury
b) Uranus
How many Jupiter's could fit into the Sun?
a) 2 b) 500 c) 1,000 d) 10,000
c) 1,000
Who delivered “I’ll be back” with a straight face, robot precision, and eternal sunglasses?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
What was Galileo famous for?
a) Discovering constellations b) Building the first satellite c) Inventing light bulbs
a) Discovering constellations
________ is the Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun, and is responsible for the cycle of seasons.
a) Revelation b) Revolution c) Respiration d) Rotisserie
b) Revolution
Which planet was re-titled a dwarf planet in 2006?
Pluto
________ is the Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun, and is responsible for the cycle of seasons.
a) Revelation b) Revolution c) Respiration d) Rotisserie
b) Revolution
The most iconic spaceship in Star Trek is called the what?
USS Enterprise
Polaris is the name of what?
a) The Sun b) The North Star b) The constellation that looks like a bear
b) The North Star
A Strawberry Moon occurs in which month?
a) January b) April c) June d) September
c) June
Neptune is furthest from the sun but which planet is closest?
a) Mercury b) Mars c) Earth d) Saturn
a) Mercury
How old is our sun?
a) 4.6 billion b) 5.5 billion c) 12.2 billion
a) 4.6 billion (and has approximately 5 billion years left before becoming a red giant)
In the movie Spaceman - Adam Sandler's character cozies up to an alien that looks like a what?
a) Lion b) Spider c) Beaver d) Snake
b) Spider
Name this constellation
a) Taurus b) Aries c) Cancer d) Sagittarius
a) Taurus