Moon Phases
What moon phase is it when you can fully see the moon?
A full Moon
Any one of the eight bodies in space that orbit around the sun
Planet
The star that is the center of our solar system
the sun
Large bright bodies in the night sky located a great distance away from the earth.
Stars
What does the Earth have to do for a year to happen?
Orbit the sun
What moon phase is it when you cant see the moon?
New Moon
I am blue and made of gas. I am also the only planet that spins on my side instead along my north and south poles.
Uranus
The sun stays up LONGEST in the ________.
Summer
A group of stars that have been given a name and somethings a story.
Constellations
The ___________ orbits the earth.
Moon
How long is the moon cycle?
28 days
I am the the only planet with rings, which are made of “dirty ice”.
Saturn
Shadows are shortest at:
Noon
Why do we see different constellations at different times of the year?
We are looking at different parts of space
3) The line around which the earth spins
Axis
2) The 4-week period during which the moon orbits the earth and goes through its phases
Lunar Cycle
I’m almost the same size as Earth, and I am VERY hot - 900 degrees- because I am covered in clouds.
If there are long shadows outside at lunchtime, what season do you think it is?
Winter
Name one constellation
The curved path taken by a planet that is traveling around the sun
Orbit
The moon looks like a toenail, what phase is it in?
I don’t get any visitors because I am so far away. In fact, it takes 10 years for a spacecraft from Earth to reach me.
Neptune
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
How do you know if something in the sky is a star or a planet?
Planets move around
What degree of tilt does the Earth have?
23.5 degrees