The Sun
The Moon
Solar System
The Stars and Other Stuff
Vocabulary Terms
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
200
What stage of its's life is the sun currently in?
Main Sequence
200
What is the name of the moon phase where it appears that there is no moon at all?
New Moon
200
What longer word do we use to describe the "rocky" planets?
Terrestrial
200
Name one constellation that is visible all year round.
Cassiopeia, the Crown
Draco, the Dragon
Big Dipper
Little Dipper
200
To spin around on a fixed point.
rotate
300
What gasses primarily compose the sun?
Hydrogen and Helium
300
How many days does it take for the moon to complete one revolution around the Earth?
29
300
What planets are considered to be gaseous?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
300
Would a star that is 6 times the mass of our Sun become a neutron star or a black hole?
Black hole
300
An imaginary line going through an object around which it turns.
axis
400
The sun is a _ sized star.
small middle large
middle
400
If Werewolves were real, how often would they be transformed into wolves and why do you think so?
About once a month
400
This planet has a VERY tilted Axis
Uranus
400
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.
400
When one object moves around another larger object.
revolve
500
How far away is the sun from the earth?
1 AU
500
Name the moon phase: 
gibbous
500
This planet has at least 62 moons
Jupiter
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
600
How long does it take for the sun's light to hit the earth?
About 8 minutes and 20 seconds
600
Name the moon phase:
Crescent
600
This planet uses the greenhouse effect to maintain a significant amount of heat.
Venus
600
How does a low mass star end it's life?
brown dwarf star.
600
A group of objects that revolve around a single star.
Solar System