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What is Astronomy?
The Sun
Mercury through Mars
Earth & The Moon
Space Rocks
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The book of the Bible that tells the creation story.
What is Genesis?
100
His splendor is brighter than any sun or star.
Who is God?
100
When visible, this planet is the brightest thing in the night sky, except for the moon.
What is Venus?
100
This feature of the earth causes seasons.
What is the earth's tilt?
100
The English word for this "dirty snowball" comes from the Greek word meaning "head of hair."
What is a comet?
200
Patterns of stars in the sky
What are constellations?
200
To move in a circle around an object.
What is revolve?
200
The hottest planet in our solar system.
What is Venus?
200
How much matter is in an object; this determines the amount of gravity the object has.
What is mass?
200
The sun's heat causes this to emit from a comet's frozen water and dry ice, also called the comet's coma.
What is steam?
300
There are two kinds of these that orbit a planet: artificial and natural.
What are satellites?
300
92,935,700 miles.
What is the distance from the earth to the sun?
300
You can stand on this type of planet; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are four of five such planets in our solar system.
What is a terrestrial planet?
300
When the earth comes directly between the moon and the sun, blocking the sun's light from the moon.
What is a lunar eclipse?
300
Dirt and rocks floating about in space, left by comets and planets.
What are meteoroids?
400
A special gift from God that helps birds know when to migrate.
What is instinct?
400
The color of light that bounces off the stuff in earth's atmosphere on a clear day.
What is blue light?
400
Found on Mars, this is the largest volcano in our solar system.
What is Olympus Mons?
400
God created the earth with the perfect atmosphere for life. In the word "atmosphere," SPHERE means BALL, and ATMOS means this.
What is steam?
400
The asteroid belt falls between these two planets, creating two groups in our solar system: the inner planets and the outer planets.
What are Mars and Jupiter?
500
He taught us to use telescopes to study the planets and the stars.
Who is Galileo [Galilei]?
500
Giant towers of fire that dart out from the son, throwing energy and electricity toward the earth.
What are solar flares?
500
59 earth days.
What is one day on Mercury?
500
The phase of the moon between a half moon and a full moon.
What is a gibbous moon?
500
A comet that takes less than 200 years to orbit the sun.
What is a short-period comet?