The Sun and Moon
The dark, round holes on the Moon's surface
What are Craters?
The name of the star in the middle of our solar system
What is the Sun?
The five (5) things every plant needs to survive.
What are sunlight, water, nutrients, air (carbon dioxide), and space?
The path an object follows around a planet or star.
What is orbit?
The force that pulls objects towards each other.
What is gravity?
The name for the cooler, darker areas of the Sun
What are Sunspots?
The main gases in a star
What are Hydrogen and Helium?
A legless animal that helps break down nutrients in the soil
What is a worm?
The first person to land on the moon.
Who are Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins?
The name of the galaxy our solar system is in.
What is the Milky Way?
The astronomical event where the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun
What is a Solar Eclipse?
Canus Major, Cassiopea, and ... to name a few
What are constellations?
Mixing and storing plant material so that it can decay and be added to the soil to improve its quality.
What is composting?
The name of the first satellite launched into space.
What is Sputnik-1?
Name all the planets in order from the Sun.
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
Light from the Sun reaches the Earth in this amount of time
What is 8 minutes?
The name of the death of a star.
What is a supernova?
The day of the year we plan all of our planting around
What is the Last Frost Date?
The mission that landed people on the Moon
Scientists believe the universe began with this massive event about 13.8 billion years ago.
What is the Big Bang?
Name 4 phases of the moon.
What are New Moon, Full Moon, Waning Crescent, Waxing Crescent, Wanning Gibbous, Waxing Gibbous, Third Quarter, First Quarter?
Corn, beans, and squash, when planted together, are referred to as
What are the Three Sisters?
The USA has sent several to Mars to explore the planet's surface conditions
What are Rovers?
Correctly name 2 planets and their Roman God equivalent.
Who is Jupiter, the King of the Gods (Zeus)?
Who is Mars, the god of war (Ares)?
Who is Venus, the goddess of love (Aphrodite)?
Who is Mercury, the messenger god (Hermes)?
Who is Pluto, the god of the dead (Hades)?
Who is Neptune, the god of the sea (Poseidon)?
Who is Saturn, the god of agriculture and time (Kronos, father of the Olympians)?