The Moon phase in which the entire lit half of the moon is showing.
Full Moon
100
What season takes place on June 21st or the 22nd?
Summer Solstice
100
Put these in order from greatest to smallest. Galaxy, Universe, Solar System.
Universe, Galaxy, Solar System
100
List the Inner planets in order from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
100
Define Meteor
A meteoroid that burns up in Earth's atmosphere.
200
The Moon Phase where the dark side of the moon is facing the Earth.
New Moon
200
How many stars are in a typical galaxy? (estimate)
Billions
200
List the outer planets from the Sun.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
200
Define Asteroid.
A large piece of planet like rock that orbits a star.
300
The Moon Phase where a lit crescent is on the left side
Waning Crescent
300
What causes seasons?
Earth's tilted axis
300
What does a solar system have to have to be considered one? List two responses.
At least one star, its orbiting planets, moons that orbit planets, celestial bodies (comets, asteroids, meteoroids, etc.)
300
What are the inner planet's characteristics/features? List two.
0-2 moons, relatively small, and solid.
300
Why can't a meteor become a meteorite?
Meteors burn in the atmosphere, meteorites do not.
400
Where half of the Moon's lit side is on the right.
First Quarter
400
What is the tilt of Earth's axis?
23.5 Degrees
400
What is a universe?
All visible and invisible matter and energy that exists.
400
What are the two characteristics of a Dwarf Planet?
It's mass is strong enough to pull it to a round shape, and it orbits the sun.
400
Define Star.
A celestial body consisting of a mass of gas that is self-luminous, or makes its own light.
500
Where a dark crescent is on the left side
Waxing Gibbous
500
At what degree of latitude is the Tropic of Cancer?
23.5 Degrees North
500
What are the three features our solar system has? (of celestial bodies)
Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud and the Asteroid Belt.
500
List the characteristics of normal planets and how they are classified as normal planets.
They orbit the sun, they are massive enough to be pulled into a round shape, and they are dominant enough to clear away any objects in its neighborhood.
500
Define Galaxy.
A large-scale system of stars, interstellar gas, dust, and plasma within the universe that is held together by gravity. AKA nebula.