Sun
What is the Sun?
The star at the center of our solar system
(Extra 50 pts. If they say the Sun is a G2V Main-sequence star)
What is the Moon?
The Earth's only natural satellite.
What is the Earth?
Our home planet and the third one from the Sun.
(50 extra pts. If they say it's the only known planet to support life in the whole universe.)
What is a lunar eclipse?
When the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon.
What is a Solar eclipse?
It's when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.
Does the Sun move or Orbit?
Yes, but it does not orbit the Earth; it orbits the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
How long does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth?
27.6 days
How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the Sun?
365.25 days
How often do lunar eclipses occur?
2 to 4 a year
How often do solar eclipses occur
2 to 5 times a year
(Extra 50 pts. If they say that it only happens in one area at a time.)
How hot is the Sun?
27 million degrees F'
How many phases of the Moon are there?
8
What's the percentage of water on Earth?
71%
There is another name for a lunar eclipse. What is it?
Blood Moon
Can a solar eclipse hurt your eyes?
Yes, it damages them.
There is another name for the Sun. What is it?
Sol
(+50 if they say it's Latin)
What is the Latin name for the moon?
Luna