Planets
Moon
Motion
Stars
Miscellaneous
100
Which planet in our solar system is the largest?
What is Jupiter.
100
True or False (if false explain) The Sun and the moon are about the same size.
What is False, the sun is the largest body in our solar system.
100
This motion causes the pattern of day and night on Earth.
What is a rotation.
100
True or False (if false explain) The moon is a star because it shines so brightly.
What is false, the moon does not emit its own light. It is the reflection of the sun that we see.
100
When the Earth is tilted away from the sun, what season are we in?
What is Winter.
200
Which planet has the shortest revolution? Why?
What is Mercury, it is closest to the sun so it has a short distance to travel (orbit).
200
When can we see the entire lit half of the moon?
What is during a full moon.
200
This motion is responsible for the Earth have a 365 day year.
What is a revolution or orbit.
200
True or False All stars will live forever.
What is False, they have a life cycle.
200
What causes the 4 seasons?
What is the tilt of the Earth on its axis and the revolution around the sun.
300
What is one thing that the Earth and the moon have in commmon?
What is they both have rocks, dust, mountians, etc.
300
During your moon observation, what could be the reason (besides the weather) that you could not see the moon in the sky.
What is the moon was in the New Moon phase, the moon is between the Earth and the sun. We cannot see the lighted side.
300
How many complete rotations has the Earth made this month?
What is 7.
300
True or False (if false explain) The reason the sun is so much bigger and brighter than nighttime stars is because nighttime stars are very small.
What is False because nighttime stars are further away. Not smaller.
300
What protects the Earth from the sun's harmful rays?
What is the Earth's atmosphere.
400
List the planets in order with the asteroid belt included.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Asteroid Belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
400
What causes us to see different parts of the moon each night.
What is the moons revolution around Earth. Sun reflects off different areas.
400
What is the shape of a planets orbit?
What is an elliptical orbit.
400
True or False (if false explain) Stars shine so brightly because they are reflecting the suns light.
What is False, they give off their own light. Hydrogen turns to helium.
400
What occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth and the sun becomes fully covered by the moon?
What is a solar eclipse, day becomes night.
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