Solar System!

The Moon

100

How are we able to see the moon? How is it lit?

What is the reflection from the sun. The light from the sun is reflected off the moon giving us the ability to see it from Earth!

200

What causes the moon to have different phases?

The sun. How much sun and at what angle the moon is to the sun changes how much of it is lit up and how much is dark.

300

What moon phase is it when the moon can't be seen? 

Full, new, 1st quarter, or Last quarter

New moon

400

What comes after Last Quarter moon?

New moon, 1st Quarter, Last Quarter, Full Moon

New Moon

500

What does N, F, F, L stand for?

New moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, and Last Quarter

Seasons

100

If we are in Summer, what is the other half of the Earth experiencing?

Winter

200

Why do we have seasons?

The Earth orbits (or revolves) around the sun. 

300

How long does it take the Earth to cycle through all 4 seasons?

One revolution of the Earth around the sun, 365 days. 

400

In what season are we farthest from the sun?

Winter

500

What season are we closest to the sun?

Summer

Day and Night

100

What causes day and night?

Rotation of Earth on its axis. When it is facing the sun it is day, when it isn't facing the sun it is night.

200

What do you call the part of the day when the day is fading to night?

Sunset

300

When are shadows the longest? Choose from 6am, 8am, Noon, 2pm, 6pm

6pm OR 6 am

400

What are the two times called between day and night and night and day?

What is sunrise- between night and day. Sunset- between day and night.

500

In which direction does the sun RISE?

East

Planets

100

What is the third planet from the sun?

Earth

200

What is the 6th planet from the sun?

Saturn

300

Can you land on the surface of the sun? Why or why not?

You cannot: there is no solid surface to land on, it is entirely made of gases!

(And you would burn up.)

400

What celestial body separates our four inner planets from the four outer planets?

Asteroid Belt

500

What planet is between Mars and Saturn?

Jupiter

More Planets

100

Planets travel along their own ____ in the solar system around the sun

What are orbits

200

All planets spin on this imaginary line that runs through them at their center

What is an axis

300

What are the four farthest planets mostly made of?

Gases

400

This planet experiences seasons similar to the seasons on Earth

What is Mars

500

The sun is mostly made of what two gases?

A. Hydrogen and Oxygen

B. Hydrogen and Helium

C. Oxygen and Neon

B. Hydrogen and Helium