Earth's Movement
Observing the Stars
Objects in the Sky
Gravity
Wildcard
100
If Earth didn't do this we wouldn't have day and night.
What is rotate on its axis.
100
The closest star to Earth.
What is the sun?
100
Massachusetts is located in this hemisphere.
What is the Northern Hemisphere?
100
The direction of the gravitational force on Earth.
What is down toward the center of the Earth?
100
The correct spelling of your science teacher's last name.
What is N - E - E - L - E - Y?
200
The amount of time it takes for Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis.
What is one day or 24 hours?
200
Not to be confused with the Toy Story character this is the unit scientists use to measure vast distances in space.
What are light years?
200
In Massachusetts we get the most sunlight during this season.
What is summer?
200
This vocabulary words means "a push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction".
What is a force?
200
Ms. Neeley's favorite sports team has this logo.
Who are the Boston Bruins?
300
Along with rotating on its axis Earth also takes one year to complete this movement.
What is revolving around the sun.
300
Daily Double!
The star is the second closest to Earth. 
What is Proxima Centauri?
300
Daily Double!
To quote Bill Nye "the reason for seasons".
What is the tilt of Earth's axis?
300
Our solar system would be a mess without the gravitational pull of this objects at its center.
What is the sun?
300
The names of the 8 planets in our solar system. 
What are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
400
At this time shadows on Earth are shortest.
What is noon or 12:00 ?
400
This is the reason we can see the constellation Cancer at night in March but in September we see Capricorn.
What is the Earth is on a different part of its orbit around the sun?
400
It's a myth that moon phases are caused by Earth's shadow. Instead they are caused by this.
What is the moon's position in relation to the Earth.
400
The moon is closer to this object in space and is therefore pulled toward it even though this object is smaller than the sun.
What is the Earth?
400
This scientist was the first real astronuat to appear on an episode of Star Trek.
Who is Mae Jemison?
500
Earth's axis is tilted at this angle.
What is 23.50
500
One light year is equal to about this many miles.
What is 5.88 or 6 trillion miles?
500
It takes the moon this long to go through all its phases.
What is 29.5 days?
500
These two factors can affect the gravitational pull between two objects.
What is their size (mass) and distance?
500
At the moment this planet in our solar system has the most moons with 82.
What is Saturn?