THIS AND THAT
SPACE
STARS
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MORE PLANETS
100
Two reasons for a Total Lunar Eclipse
What are: 1) moon's orbit behind the earth through the earth's shadow 2) earth, sun and moon must be aligned
100
A small rocky object that enters earth's atmosphere and hits the ground.
What is a meteorite?
100
Number of natural objects that emit light in our solar system.
What is ONE? (the Sun)
100
Planet that contains the highest mountain in our Solar System.
What is Mars?
100
This planet's colour is because it is made of mostly methane gas.
What is Uranus?
200
Three types of solar eclipse
What are: 1) total 2) partial 3) annular
200
The largest satellite orbiting earth.
What is the International Space Station (ISS)?
200
The sun makes up this percentage of the total mass of the Solar System: a) 50% b) 99% c) 75% d) 33%
What is 99%?
200
A planet that is so light it could float.
What is Saturn?
200
This planet has the largest and longest-lasting storm in our Solar System.
What is Jupiter?
300
Two causes of a total solar eclipse.
What are: 1) moon passing between earth and sun in perfect alignment 2) moon's shadow falling on earth blocking the sun's light
300
Made of dust and gas and gives birth to stars.
What is a Nebula?
300
When a star dies it becomes one of these.
What is a Black Hole?
300
This planet takes longer to rotate on its axis once than to revolve around the sun once!
What is Venus?
300
This planet has 42 years between sunrise and sunset because of its extreme tilt.
What is Uranus?
400
Name for two times during the year when day and night are approximately the same length
What is Equinox
400
Two locations where comets come from.
What are the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud?
400
Our sun is this type of star.
What is a Yellow Dwarf?
400
This planet's orbit around the sun takes only 88 days!
What is Mercury?
400
This planet has massive gravity so it pulls objects in then ejects them back out.
What is Jupiter?
500
Two locations in the Solar System where comets come from.
What are: 1) Kuiper Belt 2) Oort Cloud
500
This space shuttle failed because its O-rings didn't seal properly in cold temperatures
What is The Challenger
500
Our sun is this type of star.
What is a Yellow Dwarf?
500
A planet that rotates on its axis in the opposite direction (clockwise) to Earth's rotation.
What is Venus and Uranus?
500
This planet takes 165 earth years to orbit the sun.
What is Neptune?
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