Moon Phases
Our Sun
Mother Nature and The Blue Ball
Inside the
Asteroid Belt
Asteroid Belt
Outside the Asteroid Belt
Wacky Nebrasky Facts
100
How long does it take the moon to go through all the phases.
What is 29.5 days
100
This visible layer of the Sun forms the bright disk we see from Earth.
What is the photosphere
100
The imaginary line around which the Earth spins once every day.
What is the axis
100
Which of the four inner planets is the smallest and closest to the Sun.
What is Mercury
100
These large planets are mostly made of gases or ices and lie beyond the asteroid belt
What are the outer gas/ice giant planets
100
What fast food restaurant is only located in Nebraska
What is Runza
200
How many moon phases are there
What is 8 phases
200
The Sun is primarily made of these two elements (name both)
What are hydrogen and helium
200
The tilt of Earth's axis causes this regular change in weather and daylight over the year.
What are the seasons
200
What is the primary composition of the inner planets compared to the outer planets? (e.g., Rock vs. Gas)
What is Rock
200
This outer planet has a spectacular ring system that is easy to see.
What is Saturn
200
What famous packet beverage was invented in Nebraska?
What is Kool-Aid
300
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When the moon lines up with the sun that creates a ______ eclipse
What is Solar Eclipse
300
The layer above the photosphere that appears as a reddish glow during solar eclipses.
What is the chromosphere
300
The tilt of Earth's axis is measured in degrees from perpendicular to its orbital plane.
What is about 23.5 degrees
300
This inner planet has a very thick CO2 atmosphere and a runaway greenhouse effect, making it the hottest planet.
What is Venus
300
These two planets have a spectacular ring system; one is easy to see, and the other, not so much.
What is Saturn and Jupiter
300
What is this flag?
What is the City of Lincoln Flag, or Lincoln Flag
400
This phenomenon occurs when Earth is between the Sun and Moon and Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon; it can only happen at a full moon.
What is Lunar Eclipse
400
This layer of the sun extends millions of kilometres and is visible during a total solar eclipse; it's much hotter than the photosphere.
What is the corona
400
The name for the date when the Sun reaches its most souther declination (around December 21)
What is the winter solstice
400
The dense metallic center of a planet is often responsible for a magnetic field.
What is the core
400
The blue color of Neptune is mainly due to the presence of this molecule in its atmosphere.
What is methane
400
Nebraska is home to the largest indoor (blank) in the United States.
What is a rainforest or an indoor rainforest
500
What is Spring and Neap Tide
500
Name the spacecraft or mission (pick one) that has provided close-up observations of the Sun.
What is the Parker Solar Probe ( SOHO, STEREO, Solar Dynamics Observatory)
500
The two days each year when the Sun is directly over the Equator.
What are spring and fall equinoxes
500
Mars has the largest volcano in the solar system; name it.
What is Olympus Mons
500
The term for small, icy bodies that orbit far beyond Neptune and can be perturbed into the inner solar system.
What are comets from the Kuiper Belt objects or Oort Cloud comets
500
What fossil does the University of Nebraska have that is the world's tallest?
What is the Mammoth Skeleton or Columbian Mammoth