Movement
Planets
Seasons
Space Debris
Miscellaneous
100

The Earth's orbit around the sun lasts this long.

What is one year (or 365 1/4 days)?

100

How many planets are in our Solar System?

What is eight?

100

Without this, the Earth would not experience seasons.

What is the tilt of Earth's axis?

100

This object orbits the sun and has an icy tail.

What is a comet?

100

This force keeps the planets and moons in their orbits.

What is gravity?

200

How long does it take the Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?

What is one day or 24 hours?

200

What are the four first planets?

What is Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars?

200

When part of the Earth is tilted closer to the sun, that part of the world experiences this season.

What is summer?

200

This rocky object is larger than most other types of space debris.

What is an asteroid?

200

What planet is fourth from the Sun?

What is Mars?

300

What causes day and night?

What is the Earth rotating on its axis?

300

What are the four outer planets?

What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?

300
When part of the Earth is tilted away from the sun, that part of the world experiences this season.
What is winter?
300
This rocky object is smaller than an asteroid.
What is a meteoroid?
300
This explains why the stars we see at night seem so small, even though they are much larger than our sun.
What is the stars are farther away than our sun?
400
What is the scientific word for Earth's orbit around the sun?
What is "revolution"?
400
A planet that is smaller than a regular planet.
What is a dwarf planet?
400

How many seasons are there on Mars?

What is four?

400

This space object enters the Earth's atmosphere.

What is a meteorite?

400

Why does the moon shine at night?

What is the Sun's light reflecting off of the Moon's surface?

500

Juan is 11 years old. How many complete orbits of the Earth has he experienced in his life?

What is 11?

500

Only the outer planets have this unique feature.

What is rings?

500

If the northern hemisphere is experiencing winter, the southern hemisphere is experiencing this season.

What is summer?

500

This is the galaxy in which our solar system resides.

What is the Milky Way?

500

What dwarf planet is no longer part of our Solar System?

What is Pluto?