Day & Night
Earth's Tilt
Our place in space
Our place in space 2
Wild Card
100

The spinning of the Earth on it's axis

Rotation

100

The degree to which the earth is tilted

23 Degrees

100

What galaxy to we reside in?

The milky way

100

Name one of the two main reasons Earth is habitable 

Distance from the Sun and size

100

Sing the a couple lines of your favorite song. I'll only award points for stellar performances.

Wow, that was moving.

200

The spinning of the Earth around the Sun

Revolution

200

At these times of year (Seasons) the sunlight shines equally on the northern and southern hemispheres.

Spring and Fall

200

What is the difference between waxing and waning?

Waxing = part of the moon we can see is getting bigger

Waning = part of the moon we can see is getting smaller


200

What is the planet closest to the Earth?

Mercury

200

hit the griddy

Nice

300

The speed of the Earth around the Sun

67,000 mph

300

In this season the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, causing longer daylight hours and more direct sunlight.

Summer

300

What is the most massive planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

300

What is the only other planet in our solar system that we believe could sustain life?

Mars
300

Read this card in an British accent.

Nice one

400

What phase of the moon is shown here? 

New Moon

400

This part of the Earth gets the most direct light from the sun and has the least variation in daylight hours. It is also the region of the world with the most rainforests.

The Equator

400

The name of the NASA mission that landed humans on the moon

Apollo 11

400

How many planets are in our solar system? Include Earth

8

400

Do your best impression of a cow. NOTE: a cow does not stand on two legs.

Was that worth the 400 points? I certainly hope so.

500

Explain the process of how the solar system was formed.

When the sun ignited there was a giant cloud of dust and gas surrounding and orbiting it. Overtime the gas and dust forms clumps called planetesimals. These objects gathered more and more dust and gas together because of their gravity and collisions with the gas and dust particles. They eventually formed the planets, moons, and meteors we see today. 

500

During December, January and February, the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing what season on Earth?

Summer

500

This telescope was sent into space into space in 2021, it orbits the sun and takes pictures of faraway places. It may help us see light from the beginning of the universe. 

The James Webb Telescope
500

What is the name for the path that a planet takes around the Sun? 

Orbit

500

Who is your favorite teacher?

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