Out of this World
How many planets in our solar system?
8
How many stars are in our solar system?
Name a man-made satellite
ISS, GPS, Radio
What climate is cold and dry?
Polar
How many high and low tides are there a day?
2 HIGH and 2 LOW everyday
Planet that is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What does the ROTATION of Earth give us?
Day and Night
Name a NATURAL satellite.
Moon, Planets
What climate is hot and humid?
Tropical
What causes the tides?
The gravitational pull of the moon on the Earth.
Hottest planet?
Venus
What colour stars are the HOTTEST?
Blue
What is a comet made out of?
Frozen gas, dust, ice
What form of PRECIPITATION falls as liquid and then lands as a solid?
Freezing rain
What is the order of the celestial bodies in a LUNAR eclipse?
SUN - EARTH - MOON
Planet with NO moons?
Venus or Mercury
What does the REVOLUTION of the Earth give us?
Seasons
What is a difference between an asteroid and comet?
What they are made out of.
Where they are formed.
How rare they are.
What form of PRECIPITATION is balls of layered ice that can happen any time of the year?
Hail
What is the order of the celestial bodies in a SOLAR eclipse?
SUN - MOON - EARTH
What planets have rings?
All of the GAS giants (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
What does the scattering of sunlight in our atmosphere give us?
The colour of the sky.
What is a shooting star?
A meteor: an asteroid burning in Earth's atmosphere.
What is the difference between CLIMATE and WEATHER?
How long does it take the MOON to orbit the EARTH?
One Month