Constellations
How many named constellations are there?
88
Fourth lunar phase is...
Waxing Gibbous
What four planets are the gas giants?
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter
What is the tilt of the Earth?
23.5 degrees
How big is the black hole at the center of the Milky Way?
16 million miles
Using stars to navigate is called...
Celestial navigation
Solar eclipses happen in what phase...
Full moon
How many confirmed moons does Jupiter have?
53 moons
What are the two main factors that cause the seasons?
Tilt of the Earth, and the revolution of the Earth around the Sun.
Why are black holes black?
The immense amount of gravity lets nothing not even light escape
A dragon killed by goddess Minerva and tossed into the sky is named...
Draco
What direction does the moon orbit Earth, and how do we know this?
It orbits counterclockwise and we know this because it rises from east to west.
What two planets have no moons?
Mercury and Venus
The vernal equinox is on what day?
March 21st
True or false; there is a black hole at the center of our solar system
False, there is a black hole at the center of the Milky Way, not our solar system.
What two things determine what constellations you can see on any given night?
Time of year, and your location on the Earth
During which two phases can you not see the moon during the day
New moon, full moon
Which two planets orbit the sun clockwise?
Venus and Uranus
The temperature depends on what two factors?
Amount of direct sunlight your getting and where the Earth is in relation to the Sun.
How far away is the closet black hole?
27,000 light years away
What is the youngest constellation?
Auriga the charioteer
About how often do solar eclipses occur
Around every 18 months
Name the planets in order from smallest to largest
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
When is the summer and winter solstice?
June 21st and December 21st
What are the three types of black holes?
Primordial black holes, Stellar black holes, and Supermassive black holes