This is the name of type of scientist who studies the planets, moons, and stars.
What is an astronomer?
100
A star is a medium-sized one.
What is a star?
100
An insect has these three body part.
What is a head, abdomen, and thorax?
200
These are two reasons people can not survive on the moon.
What is there is no air or liquid water on the moon?
200
This is the term for the journey around the sun.
What is a revolution?
200
The partial or total blocking or one object by another is called this.
What is an eclipse?
200
This is what keeps planets orbiting around a star such as the sun.
What is gravity?
200
Metamorphosis includes these four stages.
What are egg, larva, pupa, and adult?
300
The Earth's moon has this amount of gravity compared to the Earth:
a. one-half
b. one-third
c. one-sixth
What is one-sixth?
300
There are this many planets in our solar system.
What is eight?
300
The darkest part of the shadow is called this.
What is an umbra?
300
A star produces these types of energy. Name at least two.
What light, heat, nuclear fusion, and radiation.
300
This is why many insects have compound eyes.
What is compound eyes are very effective at seeing movements and so insects can quickly escape predators?
400
The diameter of the moon in relationship to Earth is:
a. a little more than half as big as the Earth
b. a little less than the distance across the United States
c. about the size of the state of Oregon
What is a little less thant he distance across the United States.
400
These are the names of the inner planets in order.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
400
This occurs when the moon is between the sun and the Earth causing the blockage of sunlight.
What is a solar eclipse?
400
The energy from our star allows plants to do this important process.
What is photosynthesis?
400
These are attached to an insect's thorax.
What are six legs and at least one set of wings?
500
Name at least two two of the theories concerning the moon's development.
What is the daughter theory, the twin theory, the collision theory, or the
500
These are the names of the outer planets in order.
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
500
This is the tide with the least difference between low and high tides.
What is a neap tide?
500
These are the two elements that make up most stars.
What are hydrogen and helium?
500
Spiders, mites, ticks, and scorpions are in this group.