The sun rises in the ________ and sets in the _________.
East, West
Rank the following objects from smallest to largest:
Moon Sun Earth
What is moon, earth, sun
How many days does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
What is 365 Days
What is the central and only star in our solar system?
What is The Sun
The path the earth takes when it revolves around the sun.
What is orbit
A total solar eclipse is when the ____________ comes between the ____________and the ____________.
Moon, Sun, Earth.
What is the name of the moon phase where it appears that there is no moon at all?
What is New Moon
What planet did we send the rover Curiosity to, which recently lost power for good?
What is Mars.
Name a natural satellite in our solar system?
What is the Earth's moon
To spin around on a fixed point.
What is rotate
What is the partial shadow that is cast from a partial solar eclipse?
What is the Penumbra.
How many days does it take for the moon to complete one revolution around the Earth?
What is 28
What planets are considered to be gaseous?
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What was the first satellite launched into space?
What was Spudnik.
An imaginary line going through an object around which it turns.
What is axis
What is the darker, total shadow cast during a full solar eclipse?
What is the Umbra.
If Werewolves were real, how often would they be transformed into wolves and why do you think so?
What is Once a month, because that is how often we have a full moon.
This planet has a VERY tilted Axis
What is Uranus
Name a use for human-made satellites?
What is... navigation, reconnaissance, whether tracking, map making, scientific research or communication.
When one object moves around another larger object.
What is revolve
True or false, it's actually fine to take a quick peek at an eclipse, as long as you don't look too long.
What is False
Name the moon phase:
What is waxing gibbous
These planets have no moons
What is Mercury and Venus.
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.
The angle at which the Earth leans on its axis that is responsible for the change in seasons.
What is tilt
What is the first phase of a solar eclipse called?
What is the First Contact.
Name the moon phase:
What is Waning Crescent
This planet uses the greenhouse effect to maintain a significant amount of heat.
What is Venus
Which planet has the most moons?
What is Jupiter with 67.
A group of objects that revolve around a single star.
What is Solar System