Eclipses
The Moon
Solar System
Satellites and Other Stuff
Vocabulary Terms
Auroras
100
The sun rises in the ________ and sets in the _________.
East, West
100
Rank the following objects from smallest to largest:
Moon Sun Earth
moon, earth, sun
100
How many days does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
365 Days
100
What is the central and only star in our solar system?
The Sun
100
The path the earth takes when it revolves around the sun.
orbit
100
This is what the sun emits, and if it's facing the earth it could create an aurora.
What is a solar flare
200
A total solar eclipse is when the ____________ comes between the ____________and the ____________.
is when the moon comes between the Sun and the earth.
200
What is the name of the moon phase where it appears that there is no moon at all?
New Moon
200
What planet did we send the rover Curiosity to, which recently lost power for good?
What is Mars.
200
Name a natural satellite in our solar system?
What is the Earth's moon
200
To spin around on a fixed point.
rotate
200
True or False:
Auroras are seen on planets other that earth.
true
300
What is the partial shadow that is cast from a partial solar eclipse?
What is the Penumbra.
300
How many days does it take for the moon to complete one revolution around the Earth?
28
300
What planets are considered to be gaseous?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
300
What was the first satellite launched into space?
What was Spudnik.
300
An imaginary line going through an object around which it turns.
axis
300
What does the earth create that attracts the sun's solar flares to the earth?
What is a magnetic field.
400
What is the darker, total shadow cast during a full solar eclipse?
What is the Umbra.
400
If Werewolves were real, how often would they be transformed into wolves and why do you think so?
Once a month, because that is how often we have a full moon.
400
This planet has a VERY tilted Axis
Uranus
400
Name a use for human-made satellites?
What is
navigation, reconnaissance, weather tracking, map making, scientific research or communication.
400
When one object moves around another larger object.
revolve
400
True or false:
Phosphorus is the gas that creates a purple colour in auroras.
False, purple isn't a colour that's usually seen, and phosphorus isn't a gas involved.
500
True or false, it's actually fine to take a quick peek at an eclipse, as long as you don't look too long.
False!
500
Name the moon phase: 
waxing gibbous
500
These planets have no moons
What is Mercury and Venus.
500
Explain why the Earth has different seasons?
The Earth has different seasons because it is tilted on it's axis and at different points in the year either the nothern or southern hemisphere is closer to or farther away from the sun.
500
The angle at which the Earth leans on its axis that is responsible for the change in seasons.
tilt
500
What do we call the Southern Lights?
What is the Aurora Australis.
600
What is the first phase of a solar eclipse called?
What is the First Contact.
600
Name the moon phase:
Waning Crescent
600
This planet uses the greenhouse effect to maintain a significant amount of heat.
Venus
600
Which planet has the most moons?
What is Jupiter with 67.
600
A group of objects that revolve around a single star.
Solar System
600
How many days does it take a solar flare to reach Earth?
What is 2-3 days.