Planets
Name the Planet we live on?
Earth
What is a galaxy?
A galaxy is a group of stars and planets held together by gravity?
What's another word for rotate?
Spin.
How big is the Hubble telescope?
The size of a school bus.
Name two types of eclipses?
Solar and lunar eclipse.
Name all the inner planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What's the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way.
Name two ways the planets move.
Rotate and revolve.
How many years has the Hubble been in orbit?
30 years.
What does solar and lunar mean?
Solar means day and Lunar means night.
Name all the outer planets, and give a feature that all of them have.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
They all have rings.
What's at the center of our galaxy?
A black hole.
Name the path that the planets move around the sun.
Orbit.
Why is it a famous telescope?
The amount of data its collected and all the pictures it sent back.
What is the Corona and when can you see it?
The ring of visible light during a total solar eclipse.
Which planet takes the longest to revolve around the sun?
Neptune
Name the three kinds of galaxies.
Spiral, elliptical, irregular.
What causes planets to orbit the sun?
Gravity.
What does Hubble use to turn itself?
Reaction wheels.
Name the alignment necessary for a total solar eclipse.
Sun, moon, earth.
Which planet has the most moons, and why?
Saturn. It has the largest mass.
What's the name of the closest galaxy to us?
Andromeda
What movement causes the day and night cycle?
Earth's rotation.
What are the three wavelengths of light that the Hubble can see?
Visible, Ultraviolet, Infrared.
Is being between Earth and the Sun enough to cause an eclipse?
No, because they must also be aligned.