The moon emits light, that's why it is bright. True or False?
What is False. The sun is our only source of light.
100
I am the biggest star.
What is the Sun?
100
I am the closest planet to the Sun.
What is Mercury?
100
This is the name given to the misty band of stars that can be seen on a good clear night. This misty band is caused by the shape of our galaxy.
What is the Milky Way?
200
In which direction does the sun set?
What is the West?
200
"I am this planets only moon."
What is the Earth?
200
A gaseous self-luminous body in space.
What is a Star?
200
Venus.
What is the second planet from the Sun?
200
How many stars are there in our galaxy?
What is Estimates for our own galaxy put the number of stars at about 100,000 million stars. However our own galaxy is one of the larger systems and most galaxies contain a lot less.
300
About how long does it take for the moon to orbit the Earth?
What is about 28 days?
300
Which star is nearest to Earth?
What is the Sun?
300
I am the only known planet with humans.
What is Earth?
300
The name of the galaxy in which we live is called what?
What is the Milky Way galaxy?
400
This planet orbits around me.
What is the Earth?
400
About how often does a lunar eclipse occur?
(A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow. The Sun, Moon and Earth have to be aligned in just the right way for this to happen. The Moon is always a full moon before a lunar eclipse.)
What is at least twice a year?
400
3,500 - 4,000.
What is the average number of stars we can see on a clear night?
400
True or false, there are only 8 planets.
What is False? In addition to the eight planets, there are also three known “dwarf planets”. Many more “dwarf planets” are likely to be discovered soon.
400
Formed from the attraction of stars which in our galaxy orbit a massive black hole.
What is how galaxy came into existence?
500
The sun is our solar systems only source of light. True or False?
What is True?
500
What word is used to describe the shape of the Moon's orbit around the earth?
What is eclipse?
500
45,000 degrees celsius
What is the hottest star?
500
An object in orbit around the Sun that is large enough (massive enough) to have its own gravity pull itself into a round (or nearly round) shape.