Day and Night
Miscellaneous
Planets!
Our Place in Space
Stars
Wild Card
100
A __________ occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth
solar eclipse
100
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
100
asteroid belt.
100
Who was Yuri Gargarin?
The first human in space
100
The Milky Way Galaxy.
100
It is a NASA telescope
The Hubble
200
What do we call spinning of the Earth around the Sun?
Revolution
200
The gravitational pull of the moon on Earth's oceans result in...
tides
200
Uranus.
200
How long does a rotation of the earth around it's axis take?
about 24 hours
200
What are the 3 main types of Galaxies?
Spiral
Elliptical
Irregular
200
What is it called when an object is spinning around on its axis?
Rotation
300
Example of a Natural Satellite
The moon
300
One revolution on Earth is how long?
365 days
300
What is the largest 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
What type of galaxy is characterized by arms coming off a central line though a disk?
Barred Spiral
300
What object in space resembles a dirty snowball?
Comet
400
What phase of the moon is shown here? 
New Moon
400
What is the name of the scientist who developed the tuning fork diagram to classify galaxies?
Edwin Hubble
400
This planet spins on its side.
Uranus
400
What is the name for the path that a planet takes around the Sun?
Orbit
400
The theory that states that stars begin as clouds of gas and dust, which than begin to collapse together due to gravity is called which of the following;
a. H-R theory
b. Stellar Nebula Theory
c. Big Bang Theory
d. Galactic Theory
b. Stellar Nebula Theory
(You will see this exact question tomorrow, if you do not know this write it down!)
400
On June 21st what is the light like on the north pole..
Total daylight
A variation of this will be seen tomorrow.
500
What causes to have four seasons?
Seasons are the result of the tilt of the Earth's axis.
500
All comets originate in the....
a. Thermal Belt
b. Solar Belt
c. Oort Cloud
(You will see this tomorrow!!!!)
c. Oort Cloud
(Write it down)
500
Which Planet has a Great Dark Spot?
(Not Jupiter)
Neptune
You'll want to remember this for tomorrow 😉
500
Why does the tail of a comet always point away from the sun?
The solar winds
500
What is the outer layer of the sun called which can only be seen during a total eclipse?
a. chromosphere
b. corona
c. protosphere
d. radiative layer
b. corona
WRITE THIS DOWN 😱
500
Name the 3 pieces of evidence that support the big bang theory, and our expanding universe.
1. Red Shift
2. Cosmic Background Microwave Radiation
3. Elements (Helium and Hydrogen)