The Planets
Phases of the Moon
The Planets, Part 2
Miscellaneous
Weight on Other Planets
100
This planet is closest to the Sun.
Mercury
100
The moon takes this amount of time to complete one lunar cycle through all the phases
one month
100
This storm has been "spotted" on Jupiter for the last 300 years.
Great Red Spot
100
What is the name of Earth's only natural satellite?
The Moon
100
I weigh 100 pounds on Earth. If I weigh myself on Venus and the scale says I weigh 91 pounds, what happened to my mass?
Nothing. Mass remains the same.
200
This planet is named for the Roman god of war, it is also known by the Greek name "Aries."
Mars
200
This phase of the moon appears when almost no sunlight is reflected off the moon.
the new moon phase
200
Saturn requires 29.5 years to revolve around the Sun, or how many days?
10, 767.5 days
200
What kind of object is the Sun?
a star
200
I weigh 125 pounds on Earth. The gravity factor on Mars is 0.38. How much do I weigh on Mars?
47.5 (47-48) pounds.
300
This moon of Saturn is larger than Earth.
Titan
300
This phase of the moon happens after a waxing crescent moon.
waxing gibbous moon
300
If the Sun is the size of one of the students in our class, the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) would be the size of this.
a marble, bead, etc
300
What did scientists use to communicate information on the Pioneer 10 plaque?
binary
300
I weigh 117 pounds on Earth. The gravity factor on Neptune is 1.19. How much do I weigh on Neptune?
139.23 pounds. (139)
400
Pluto may not be considered a "full-grown" planet anymore but it remains an important member of the solar system as this.
a dwarf planet
400
This phase of the moon looks like a "half moon" but is really called...
a quarter moon
400
This planet gives off more heat energy than it receives from the Sun.
Neptune
400
What is this number after it is decoded from binary: 010110.
44.
400
I weigh 100 pounds on Earth. The gravity factor on Jupiter is 2.54. Will I weigh more or less on Jupiter than on Earth?
More.
500
The Earth is located in this area from the Sun that is neither too hot or too cold, making it ideal for life to form. This area is also said to be "just right."
the Goldilocks Zone
500
The Moon revolves around the Earth but it does not...
rotate, or revolve around the Sun
500
Pluto requires 248 years to revolve around the Sun or this many days?
90, 520 days
500
Since we've been observing the Moon using our Moon Journals what has been increasing ever since the new moon phase?
Illumination
500
If the gravity factor on the Moon is 0.17, will I weigh more, less or the same on the Moon as I would on Earth?
Less.
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