Moon
How many days are there in a lunar cycle?
28!
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Why do we call it the "Solar System" ?
"Sol" means star, and the sun is at the center of all of the planets
What causes day and night?
The earth rotating
What is a constellation?
A set of stars that make a pattern
Does the moon move? If so, what does it move around?
Yes, it orbits the earth.
How many Gas Giant planets are there?
4
How long does it take the sun to complete its orbit of the earth?
It does not orbit the earth
How long does it take the earth to complete a revolution around the sun?
365 days
What are stars made of?
Gas
How much of the moon is visible from earth when it is a first quarter moon?
half
Name all 4 Terrestrial Planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
Is the sun a planet, star or moon?
star
True or false, the earth is the fourth planet from the sun
False, it is the third planet from the sun
True or false, there are billions of stars in the Milky Way
True
How much of the moon is visible from earth when the moon is a new moon?
none
Which planet is the largest?
Jupiter
False. It is so big to us because of its proximity to earth
True or false, we can only see the stars at night because the moon's light allows us to see them.
False, us not seeing them during the day is because the sun is so bright
How often do the distant stars in our galaxy move?
Never, the earth moves which makes them appear to move.
What is it called when a moon is more than half visible and is continuing to grow in the lunar cycle?
Waxing Gibbous
Why would we not be able to sustain life on Neptune?
Too far away from the Sun/Too cold
If/when the sun explodes, what would this be called?
Supernova
What causes the seasons on earth?
Earths tilt and revolutions results in getting direct rays from the sun during some months, and indirect rays from the sun during others
About how much of the total mass of our solar system is made up by the sun?
over 99%