Sun + Shadows
Earth's Rotation
Night Sky
Moon Formation and Changes
Riddles
100

The Sun appears to move from _________ to ________ throughout the day.

What is east to west?

100

The Earth's __________ causes day and night.

What is rotation?

100

The brightest object in the night sky.

What is the Moon?

100

The Moon orbits _______.

What is Earth?

100

Something that goes up but never comes down.

What is your age?

200

The sun changes __________ throughout the day.

What is position?

200

It takes Earth ______ hours to make one full rotation, which is considered one ______.

What is 24 and day?

200

The brightest stars are called __________.

What are planets?

200

The Moon orbits in a ____________ direction.

What is counterclockwise?

200

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. I am a _____________. 

What is a candle?

300

Your shadow is always _________ of the sun's position.

What is opposite?

300

Earth rotates on its ________. 

What is axis?

300

The Moon rises in the ______ and sets in the ______.

What is east and west?

300

The Moon completes one full orbit every _____ days.

What is 28?

300

Something that has to be broken before you can use it.

What is an egg?

400

The sun is highest at noon on __________.

What is June 21st?

400

It takes one _____ for Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun.

What is year?

400

Earth orbits the sun with ________ other planets and several dwarf planets.

What is seven?

400

After 4 weeks, the Moon has made a full orbit around the Earth and has completed one ___________. 

What is Lunar Cycle?

400

The month of the year that has 28 days.

What is all of them?

500

All of the planets _________ the Sun. 

What is orbit?

500

The Earth moves in a ____________ direction.

What is counterclockwise?

500

On a clear night, you can see about ________ stars in the sky.

What is 2,000?

500
The debris from a large _________ crashing into Earth is what formed the moon.

What is planetesimal?

500

Something that has many keys but can’t open a single lock.

What is a piano?