Planets
How many planets are in the Solar System?
8
Name 3 phases of the moon
New Moon, waxing crescent, half moon, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter moon, waning crescent.
What are the two solstices? Why are they important?
Summer and winter, Summer is the longest day, winter is the shortest day.
What is a comet?
a celestial body made up of ice, dust, and rock that orbits the Sun
How long would it take to fly to the nearest neighboring star?
81000 years
What is the Largest Planet?
Jupiter
Who was the second person to step on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin
What causes the seasons to be different in each hemisphere?
The tilt of the earth.
What is an asteroid?
A celestial body made up of rock, ice, or metal in orbit around the sun, too small to be a planet.
If you weigh 100 pounds on earth how much would you weigh on Jupiter?
250 pounds.
Which Planets have rings?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Explain what happens during lunar eclipse.
The moon is covered by the earth's shadow and turns red, sometimes called a blood moon.
What special days mark the beginning of spring and fall?
Equinoxes
What is a nebula?
a giant cloud of dust and gas that floats between stars in space
What is the giant red spot on Jupiter?
A giant storm bigger than planet earth.
Which is the only planet without an atmosphere?
Mercury.
What year did we first step on the moon?
1969
In what parts of the world are there sometimes no sunsets, or no sunrises?
The north and south polar areas.
How far is the earth from the sun?
93,000,000 miles.
What is the largest volcano in the solar system?
Olympus Mons on Mars. 13 miles high.
Name the planets in order from smallest to largest.
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
What fraction do you weigh when you are on the moon?
1/6
What is the equator?
The imaginary line around the middle of the earth.
What is the largest star we know of called?
Betelgeuse
What is the temperature of the sun?
10,000 degrees on the surface, 27,000,000 degrees in the core.