Motions
Miscellaneous
Planets!
Our Place in Space
Stars
100
When a part of the earth is closest to the sun, what season are they experiencing
Summer
100
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
100
What was once a planet, now considered a Dwarf Planet?
Pluto
100
Earth's closest star
What is the sun
100
What star is closest to Earth?
The Sun!
200
What do we call the movement of the Earth around the Sun?
Revolution
200
The gravitational pull is measured in what unit?
What is Newtons
200
Which planet has the most moons (hint: it's one of the outer planets)
What is Saturn (it has about 146 confirmed moons)
200
Term for a group/pattern of stars
What is a constellation
200
What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky Way
300
The spinning of the earth around it's axis is called
Rotation
300
What is the name of the ancient tool used tell the time?
A sundial
300
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
300
What is the only other planet in our solar system that is believed to be able to sustain life?
Mars
300
What is the name of the event that started the universe?
The Big Bang
400
How long does a rotation of the Earth around its axis take?
About 24 hours
400
One revolution around the sun on Earth is how long?
365 days
400
How many planets in our solar system
what is 8
400
What is a phrase you can use to remember the order of the planets
Answer may vary: M, V, E, M, J, S, U, N
400
How do you say Sun and Stars in French
soleil et étoiles
500
What motion causes us to see different stars at different times of the year
Earths orbit around the sun
Revolution around sun
500
Along with revolution around the sun, this causes the Earth to have 4 seasons:
The tilt of the axis (about 23.5 degrees)
500
This planet has the greatest tilt
Uranus
500
What is the name for the path that a planet takes around the Sun?
Orbit
500
When the moon blocks the light from the sun we call it:
Solar eclipse (April 8th 2024)