The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west because: A) it depends on which hemisphere you are in. B) the Sun moves in the same direction as the Moon. C) Earth rotates from east to west. D) Earth rotates from west to east.
What is D) Earth rotates from west to east.
100
Earth's path around the Sun is shaped like a(n) _______.
What is an ellipse?
100
A(n) ____________ is a vehicle that carries cameras and other tools into space.
What is a space probe?
100
The ______ is all of space and everything in it.
What is the universe?
200
Many millions of stars held together by gravity form a __________.
What is a galaxy?
200
________ are bowl-shaped holes made by meteorites.
What is craters?
200
The Sun, the planets, their moons, asteroids, and other objects that revolve around the Sun make up the ___________.
What is the solar system?
200
A(n) ____________ is part of the sky used to identify stars.
What is a constellation.
200
During a(n) ___________, the Moon passes through Earth's shadow.
What is a lunar eclipse?
300
A(n)__________ is an object that orbits another object in space.
What is a satellite?
300
Describe the orbit of each of the planets.
What is the orbit of each of the planets is shaped like an ellipse, or a stretched out circle.
300
Earth complete one ____________ each day.
What is rotation.
300
This kind of storm sometimes covers the entire planet of Mars.
What is a dust storm?
300
The study of the universe, including the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets is called ________________.
What is astronomy?
400
During a(n) _____________, the Moon casts its shadow on Earth. (two words)
What is a solar eclipse?
400
This man discovered the dwarf planet Pluto.
Who is Clyde Tombaugh?
400
The object in our solar system with the strongest gravitational pull is: A) Jupiter B) the Sun C) Earth D) the Moon.
What is the Sun?
400
Earth's path round the Sun is its ______________.
What is orbit.
400
One reason seasons change on Earth is that: A) the Sun's gravity is very strong B) Earth's axis is tilted C) The Moon revolves around Earth. D) Earth rotates around its own axis.
What is Earth's axis is tilted?
500
Earth take a year to complete one ____________ around the Sun.
What is a revolution?
500
Explain how and why shadows change during the day.
What is shadows change during the day as the Earth rotates. The sunlight shines on an object from different angles making the length of the shadows change as the Earth moves in its rotation.
500
A(n) _________ occurs when an object in space gets between the Sun and another object.
What is an eclipse?
500
The smallest of the gas giants is: A) Pluto B)Uranus C) Saturn D) Neptune.
What is Neptune? Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet due to its size, shape, and chemical make-up.
500
The constellations seen in the Northern Hemisphere that never appear to rise or completely set are A) near Polaris B) in Ursa Major. C) near the edge of the visible sky. D) the largest ones.