Vocab
Space by the Numbers
Moon Phases
Eclipses and Tides
Mixed Bag
100
study of stars and planets
What is astronomy?
100
How long it takes for the Earth to make 1 rotation
What is 24 hours or 1 day?
100
When there is no moon visible in the night sky
What is the NEW MOON?
100
A neap tide can only occur during these moon phases.
What is first and last quarter?
100
Name the Planets in our solar system in order starting from the sun.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
200
an imaginary line running through the center of a planet, moon, or star
What is axis?
200
The number of days in a Lunar Month
What is 29.5 days?
200
The moon phase that comes directly after the new moon?
What is WAXING CRESCENT?
200
A spring tide can only occur during these two moon phases.
What is full and new moon?
200
When a Meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere it becomes this also known as a shooting star.
What is a meteor?
300
Any large solid or gas body caught in a gravitational field of a star
What is a planet?
300
How long it takes for Earth to make one revolution around the sun.
What is 365 days or 1 year?
300
The moon phase that directly follows the FULL MOON?
What is Waning Gibbous?
300
This type of eclipse can only occur during a new moon.
What is a solar eclipse?
300
This is a large body of frozen dirt and gas followed by a tail. Also known as a dirty snowball.
What is a comet?
400
When Earth reaches the extremes of its orbit
What is Solstice?
400
The number of time zones there are on Earth
What is 24?
400
The final moon phase before the new moon.
What is waning crescent?
400
A lunar eclipse can only occur during this moon phase.
What is a full moon?
400
When a planet is closest to the sun in its orbit.
What is perihelion?
500
When a planet is furthest away from the sun in its orbit
What is aphelion?
500
How often is there a leap year
What is every 4 years?
500
Name all of the moon phases in order
What is new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent?
500
When did we experience a full moon in October?
What is October 8?
500
This where the asteroid belt is located.
What is between Mars and Jupiter?
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