The Moon
How many moon phases are there?
There are 8 (eight) moon phases.
How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
Approximately 365 days
How many planets are there in our solar system?
8 planets
What is also known as a "shooting star"?
A Meteor
What do you call a group of stars that form a recognizable pattern or image?
Constellation
Which moon phase occurs on Days 1 and 29 ?
New Moon
What is the name for the imaginary line that extends through the Earth's north and south poles?
Axis
How long ago was our solar system formed?
4.6 billion years ago
Where does the Asteroid Belt exist?
In between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
What word means "the pathway that an object takes around another object" ?
Orbit
Which moon phase occurs when the entire lighted side faces Earth?
Full Moon
What name is given to the line that divides the northern and southern hemispheres?
Which galaxy is our solar system a small part of?
Where can you find meteorites?
Earth's surface
How many official constellations divides up Earth's sky?
88
What term is used to describe the phases when the view of the lighted side of the Moon is decreasing?
Waning
(Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent)
What causes day and night on earth?
Earth's rotation around it's axis, which takes 24 hours.
In order, which 3 planets come after Earth?
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Which comet can be seen from Earth every 75-79 years?
Halley's Comet
If there are 8 planets in our solar system, and approximately 100 billion solar systems in our galaxy, how many planets could possibly exist in the Milky Way galaxy?
There could be upwards of 800 billion planets in our galaxy.
What do the Sto:lo People call their first lunar month (the first of the 13 Moons) ?
Time to Smoke Chehalis Spring Salmon
What name is given to the longest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere?
Summer Solstice
Which is the smallest and largest planet?
Mercury is the smallest.
Jupiter is the largest.
Where can you find comets?
In the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud.
What are 2 (TWO) names for the star that is positioned directly above the North Pole?
Polaris & the North Star