Solar System
& Planets
& Planets
Astronomy
Calendar
Calendar
Moon
Phases
Phases
Movements
& Eclipses
& Eclipses
Wild Card
& Space Junk
& Space Junk
100
Which object is the center of our solar system?
Sun
100
How long does it take the Earth to make one full rotation?
24 Hours
100
About how many days are in the Lunar Cycle?
30 days
100
What is the measurement of the Earth's tilt?
23.5 degrees
100
What color does the Moon appear during an eclipse?
reddish
200
Which of the following orbits a planet?
A. Star
B.Comet
C.Moon
C. Moon
200
EXACTLY how long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?
3651/4 Days
200
Name the beginning and ending phases of the Lunar Cycle
New Moon
Full Moon
200
What type of Eclipse?
lunar eclipse
200
Which direction does the Earth rotate giving the appearance objects revolve around it.
counterclockwise
300
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
A. Earth
B. Pluto
C. Mercury
C. Mercury
300
When does the Summer Solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
June 20 or 21
300
Name and describe BOTH words used to describe when we see more or less of the Moon.
Waxing:More (growing)
Waning: Less (decreasing)
300
What type of Eclipse?
solar eclipse
300
It's colder in winter because the Sun's __ __ __ __ __ are less __ __ __ __ __ __.
rays
direct
400
Which of these planets are NOT terrestrial planets?
A. Venus
B. Neptune
C. Earth
B. Neptune
400
When does the Summer Solstice occur in the Southern Hemisphere?
December 21 or 22
400
What Moon phase comes BEFORE this?
Waxing Crescent
400
What are the names for STRONG: __________
and WEAK:__________ tides?
Strong = SPRING
Weak = NEAP
400
The name of the light from the layer of plasma around the Sun during an eclipse.
corona
500
What are celestial bodies such as Ceres, Eries, and another "former" planet now considered?
dwarf planets
500
Twice a year the Sun is directly above the equator and there are 12 hours of daylight. What is this called in the Spring?
Vernal Equinox
500
What Moon phase comes AFTER this?
Waning Gibbous
500
About how long does a total solar eclipse last?
71/2 minutes
500
What Polish astronomer was the first to publish and popularize the heliocentric theory?
Nicolaus Copernicus
