Constellations
Space Features
Planets
The Moon, Sun, and Earth
Fast Facts
100
What is the constellation that has the star Betelguese in it?
Orion
100
Put these three words in order from in space to on Earth: Meteorite, Meteoroid, Meteor
Meteoroid (in space), Meteor (coming to earth), Meteorite (hits earth)
100
Name the planets in order from the sun- not including pluto
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (if you missed this one you are pathetic)
100
What is it called when the moon passes between the sun and the earth? What phase of the moon does this occur in?
Solar Eclipse, New Moon
100
Tell me all you know about... The asteroid belt
An area between Mars and Jupiter where almost all asteroids can be found. These asteroids orbit the sun on the same path as the planets. Two sections: inner and outer.
200
What is the constellation that is shaped like an 'M?'
Cassiopeia
200
What are huge collections of stars, dust and gas
Galaxies
200
What is the order of the planets from biggest to smallest? Not including Pluto.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
200
What is the penumbra
the outer area of earth's shadow
200
Tell me all you know about... the Kuiper belt
An area past the orbit of Pluto that has millions off comets within it. These comets orbit the sun on the same path as the planets
300
What is the constellation that has the Beehive Cluster in it?
Cancer
300
Name the four types of Nebulae
Planetary, Reflection, Emission, and Absorption
300
What is the spot on Neptune called?
the Great Dark Spot
300
How many degrees does the earth tilt on its axis?
23.5 degrees
300
Name the three types of galaxies and what they look like.
Irregular: looks like anything abnormal Elliptical: Oval shape Spiral: swirly shape
400
What constellation is the star Kaus Australis in?
Sagittarius
400
Most stars are between __ _illion and __ _illion years old
1 Billion and 10 Billion years old
400
What was the year Pluto was classified into a dwarf planet?
2006
400
What are the dark spots on the surface of the moon?
Maria
400
What is the name for the outer planets? The inner planets?
Jovian, Terrestrial
500
Name the following: The constellation including Achernar And the constellation including Merak
Eridanus And Ursa Major
500
What is the largest star and how large is it compared to the sun? (__ times the size of the sun)
VY Canis Majoris - it is 1800 times the size of the sun
500
How many days/Years is Neptune's year?
165 years
500
What is the distance from the earth to the sun? (in miles)
93 million miles
500
How many stars (__ _illion to ___ _illion) are in our galaxy
Estimated 200-400 billion
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