Planets
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
how many stars are in our galaxy? (millions, trillions,billions,thousands?)
billions
100 people were surveyed top 5 answers on the board name an animal that does not stand on it's legs
1. snakes
2. fish/shark
3. whale/dolphin
4. worm
5. snail/slug
Who was the first person ever on the moon and what was the act he did?
Neil armstrong, put American flag on the moon.
What is the sun mainly composed of?
Hydrogen
What do all planets have in common?
They all orbit around the sun
what type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
spiral galaxy
100 people were surveyed top 5 answers on the board why you might be late for work
1. traffic
2. woke up late
3.car trouble
4. dropping off kids
5.weather
The moon's gravitational pull causes this rise and fall of the ocean which are called?
Tides
What is the name of where the sun's energy is produced? (hint: center of the sun)
core
What region of space are nebulas found in?
between stars
What is the shape of our galaxy?
spiral galaxy
100 people were surveyed top 5 answers on the board name a reason a person might be running.
1. exercise
2. catch bus/train
3. sports/games
4. escape/being chased
5. broke the laws
when talking about changing phases of the moon What does waning and what does waxing mean? how are they different?
waning: get smaller
waxing: get bigger
The outermost layer of the Sun is called the corona
Name 2 out of the 4 planets that are identified as gas giants
1. saturn
2. uranus
3. neptune
4 Jupiter
What galaxy is the closest to our galaxy?
Andromeda galaxy
100 people were surveyed top 5 answers on the board name grown people complain about?
1. spouse/loved one
2. bills
3. in-laws
4. job
5. kids
What is caused when the moon passes through the Earth's shadow?
Lunar eclipse
How much mass does the sun contain in our solar system?
99%
What planet takes the longest to orbit the sun?
Neptune: roughly about 60,182 earth days, 164 years
What are the 3 types of galaxies?
1. spiral galaxy
2. irregular galaxy
3. elliptical galaxy
100 people were surveyed top 5 answers on the board name something you might see on the floor in a messy room
1. clothes
2. backpack
3. food wrappers
4. pencils/school supplies
5. floor/carpet
During which phase of the moon can solar eclipses sometimes happen?
new moon
What constant event is created when charged particles escape the suns surface?
Solar wind