Day and Night
Miscellaneous
Planets!
Our Place in Space
The moon
Wild Card
100

A __________moon occurs when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon

Full

100

What is the name of our galaxy?

The Milky Way 

100
What is the part of our solar system that 
divides inner planets from outer planets?

the asteroid belt.

100

Who was Neil Armstrong?

The first man on the moon. 

100

What star is closest to Earth?

The Sun!

100

Name one new thing you learned about the planets from your research. Be specific!

???

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

The seventh planet from the sun is?

Uranus.

200

How long does a rotation of the earth around it's axis take?

about 24 hours

200

What lunar phase is this?

First Quarter

200

What was the mission that happened in April 2026?

Artemis II went to the far side of the moon

300

Example of a Natural Satellite  

The moon 

300

Compared to the Earth's solar system, the universe is...

A.) Older and Larger

B.) Older and Smaller

C.) Younger and Larger

D.) Younger and Smaller 

A

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

Why do we have tides?

The moon's gravity pulls the water toward it as the earth rotates. 

300

Why is it warmer in the summer?

Earth's axis is tilted so the Northern hemisphere gets more direct sunlight and heat

400

What phase of the moon is shown here?

New Moon

400

One revolution on Earth is how long?

 365 days

400

Choose all the characteristics that caused scientists to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf Planet.

A.) Icy body, similar to the Kuiper Belt Objects

B.) Rocky or gaseous composition 

C.) Extreme square shaped orbit

D.) it has not cleared its orbital path of other objects

A & D 


400

What is the name for a meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere.

Meteor

400

Waxing Gibbous

400

Describe the difference between revolve and rotate.

Revolve= goes around another object

Rotate= object spins on a fixed axis

500

What causes us to have four seasons?

Seasons are the result of the tilt of the Earth's axis.

500

The major reason the inner planets have smaller levels of helium and hydrogen is...

A.) The suns energy burns off the lighter elements

B.) The outer planets have lower specific gravity 

C.) The inner planets are composted of a gaseous exterior 

D.) The Earths gravity holds the lighter elements  

A


500

What 2 elements are the Gas Giants primarily composed of.

A. Iron

B. Hydrogen

C. Lead

D. Helium

E. Cobalt 

B & D

500

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

Orbit

500

How long do the phases of the moon take to complete a cycle?

29.5 days

500

Why do we see different moon phases?

The moon moves around the Earth so the amount that is lit by the sun changes from our point of view.

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