The sun rises in the ________ and sets in the _________.
East, West
Rank the following objects from smallest to largest:
Moon Sun Earth
moon, earth, sun
How many days does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
365 Days
What is the central and only star in our solar system?
The Sun
The path the earth takes when it revolves around the sun.
orbit
This scientist was cheated out of a Nobel prize with her work in x-ray diffraction. Though she died from ovarian cancer before she could have collected.
Who is Rosalind Franklin
What stage of its's life is the sun currently in?
heat and light
What is the name of the moon phase where it appears that there is no moon at all?
New Moon
What longer word do we use to describe the "rocky" planets?
Winter
Name one constellation that is visible all year round.
Cassiopeia, the Crown
Draco, the Dragon
Big Dipper
Little Dipper
To spin around on a fixed point.
rotate
This woman went on to show up her male counterparts. After initially being denied from many colleges because of her gender, she went on to be the only person, male or female, to win Nobel prizes in two different fields.
Marie Curie
What gasses primarily compose the sun?
How many days does it take for the moon to complete one revolution around the Earth?
28
What planets are considered to be gaseous?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Name this constellation: You will recieve an extra 100 points if you can tell me it's scientific name.
The big dipper or Ursa Major
An imaginary line going through an object around which it turns.
axis
Having just passed away, this scientists and mathematician paved the way for mankind to land on the moon.
Who is Katherine Johnson
The sun is a _ sized star.
small middle large
middle
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.
This planet has a VERY tilted Axis
Uranus
Why are different constellations visible at different times of year?
The constellations change because the earth is rotating around the sun giving us different views of the sky.
When one object moves around another larger object.
revolve
Wielding both scientific knowledge and social power as an actress, she invented the spread spectrum technology that would later be used to develop Bluetooth technology.
Who is Hedy Lamarr
How far away is the sun from the earth?
About 93 million miles away
Name the moon phase:
waxing gibbous
This planet has at least 62 moons
Jupiter
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.
tilt
The first American woman in space, she was also the youngest person in space at the time.
Who is Sally Ride?
How long does it take for the sun's light to hit the earth?
About 8 minutes and 20 seconds
Name the moon phase:
Waning Crescent
This planet uses the greenhouse effect to maintain a significant amount of heat.
Venus
What does the word incandecent mean?
It creates it's own light from heat
A group of objects that revolve around a single star.
Solar System
This naturalist is famous for her works with apes, much of it described in her book "Gorillas in the mist"
Dian Fossey