Solar System
Celestial Geometry
Moon Phases
Gravity
Vocabulary
100
This is the name of the nearest star
What is sun
100
The Earth has 1 satellite called this.
What is the moon
100
This is the phase when the moon is fully lit up
What is full moon
100
This is what gravity is
What is a force (energy)
100
A synonym for this word is "spin"
What is rotation
200
These rocks are found in outer space and sometimes burn up in the atmosphere
What are meteoroids
200
The direction the Earth and moon move relative to the sun (hint: it has the word "clock" in it)
What is counterclockwise?
200
This phase occurs after the new moon
What is waxing crescent
200
The object in the solar system with the greatest gravity
What is the sun
200
Another word for orbit is this.
What is revolution?
300
This is mistakenly called a shooting star
What is a meteor?
300
This happens twice a year when the moon passes between the sun and Earth blocking sunlight from hitting Earth.
What is solar eclipse
300
This word means growing smaller or less visible
What is waning
300
This is the type of force that gravity is considered to be [for example: push, pull, electrical, magnetic, nuclear]
What is a pulling force
300
This is a fundamental force in the universe that depends on the mass of two objects and the distance between them
What is gravity
400
This planet is located between Mars and Saturn
What is Jupiter
400
This is the reason we don't see an eclipse every month
What is different planes (for Earth and moon)?
400
This phase occurs after the full moon
What is waning gibbous
400
These objects affect the tides on Earth because of their gravitational forces.
What is the sun and moon
400
This type of eclipse occurs when the sun's light is blocked by the Earth
What is lunar eclipse
500
This is a celestial body that appears to have a tail because the ice it carries burns up near the sun
What is a comet
500
About how far has the Earth moved along its orbit when the moon has revolved around the Earth once.
What is 1 month (or 1/12 its orbit)
500
This is the phase of the moon during a solar eclipes
What is new moon
500
This is a collection of stars and solar systems held together by gravity
What is a galaxy
500
A special type of tide that occurs when the Earth, sun, and moon are at right angles relative to one another.
What is neap tide
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