The moon lights up in our night sky because of this.
What is the sun's light reflects off the Earth?
100
These are known as a group of stars that form patterns.
What are constellations?
100
This planet was downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet.
What is Pluto?
100
When the North Pole is pointed/tilted towards the sun it is this season in Canada.
What is Summer?
100
Our solar system is part of a bigger galaxy which is known as the..
What is the Milky Way Galaxy?
200
You cannot see this phase of the moon.
What is the new moon?
200
Almost everything else in the universe reflects light, but stars do this.
What are stars emit light?
200
All planets have this type of orbit.
What is an elliptical orbit?
200
When the North Pole is tilted away from the sun it is what season?
What is winter?
200
This famous comet only comes into the Earth's view every 75 years.
What is Haley's Comet?
300
This is the first When the moon first starts rising in the night sky, it is called this. It is the phase between a New Moon and First Quarter.
What is a waxing crescent?
300
Light that leaves the sun takes this many minutes to reach Earth.
What are 8 minutes?
300
These are the four inner planets that are known as the rocky planets?
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars?
300
We have seasons because the Earth is tilted and does this around the sun.
What is revolves?
300
These are space rocks outside of the asteroid belt that orbit the Sun.
What are meteoroids?
400
When the entire moon is illuminated from our perspective it is called this.
What is a full moon?
400
These are constellations we are able to see all year long.
What are circumpolar constellations?
400
These are the four outer planets which are know as the gaseous planets.
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
400
The change into summer and winter are called solstice. When we change into spring and fall. What is the term we use?
What is equinox?
400
Objects in space attract one another with a force known as what?
What is Gravity?
500
This phase is between the full moon and the last quarter we see more than half the face of the moon illuminated with the Earth's shadow beginning to cover the right side.
What is called the waning gibbous?
500
Name two constellations that we can see all year long.
What are Ursa Minor, Ursa Major and Cassiopeia?
500
Name the planets in order from the sun.
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
500
The longest day of the year is between June 20-22. This is known as what?
What is Summer Solstice?
500
the second closest star to Earth (the Sun is the closest).