A tool that gathers light to make faraway objects appear closer.
What is a telescope?
100
Holes on the surface of the moon.
What are craters?
100
These are the four gas giants
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
200
This is responsible for Earth's tilt. *Hint: it is an imaginary line*
What is an axis?
200
**Daily Double**
EXPLAIN WHY THE 4 INNER PLANETS ARE CALLED THE ROCKY MIDGETS
The four inner planets are the smallest planets in our solar system (midgets), and they all are made up of rocks (rocky).
200
Define star and give an example.
A huge, hot sphere of gases that gives off its own light; the sun.
200
The shape of the lighted part of the moon.
What are phases?
200
This planet is tilted on its side and has 27 moons.
What is Uranus?
300
It takes Earth 365 and 1/4 day to do this.
What is a revolution around the sun?
300
This is the closest planet to the sun.
What is mercury?
300
A group of stars that appears to form a pattern.
What is a constellation?
300
The lunar cycle begins with this moon.
What is the new moon?
300
This planet spins faster than any other planet.
What is Saturn?
400
We have this season when the sun's rays strike part of the southern half of Earth directly
What is summer?
400
Which is longer Venus's rotation or its revolution?
revolution
400
Name 3 tools that allow scientists to study outer space.
What are space shuttles, space probes, and satellites?
400
**DAILY DOUBLE**
DESCRIBE THE PHASES OF THE MOON AS IT APPEARS TO BE GETTING BIGGER AND GETTING SMALLER.
When the moon appears to be getting bigger it is waxing from a new moon to a crescent moon to a quarter moon then to a gibbous moon until it reaches a full moon. The moon then goes through these phases in reverse and it it called waning.
400
This is the biggest planet in our solar system and has a hurricane-like storm on it. Name the planet and the storm.
What is Jupiter and the Great Red Spot?
500
We have this season when the sun's rays do NOT directly strike the Earth.
What is winter?
500
This planet's nickname is the "Red Planet" because it is covered with rust-colored rock and dust.
What is Mars?
500
Why do astronauts appear to bounce on the moon?
Because the gravity on the moon is 1/6 of the gravity on Earth so people on the moon have less of a pull to keep them on the surface.
500
How long is the lunar cycle?
About 29 days or 1 month.
500
**DAILY DOUBLE**
THE GREAT DARK SPOT IS AN ANTICYCLONE THAT APPEARS ON NEPTUNE. WHAT IS AN ANTICYCLONE?