Planets
Moon
Sun
Exploring
Stars
100
This is the largest planet in our solar system.
What is Jupiter.
100
This is when you can only see a sliver or small part of the moon.
What is a crescent moon.
100
This is how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the sun.
What is one year or 365 days.
100
This is the name of the astronaut that stepped on the moon for the first time.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
100
This is a rock that flies through the night sky sometimes mistakenly called a "shooting star."
What is a meteor.
200
Years ago young girls and boys learned about a ninth planet but now scientists call it a dwarf planet.
What is Pluto.
200
This is what it is called when the entire side of the moon that is facing the Earth is dark.
What is a new moon.
200
True or false: the sun is a planet.
What is false. The sun is a star.
200
This is the name of a person who is trained to travel into space and rides in a rocket ship.
What is an astronaut.
200
This is the name of the star that people say will help you find home or find north.
What is th North Star.
300
This is the name of the bubble of air that surrounds Earth.
What is atmosphere.
300
This is when the moon is shining brightly and looks full.
What is a full moon.
300
Earth gets this from the sun.
What is heat, energy, and light.
300
This is what the astronauts planted into the surface of the moon when they landed on it.
What is an American flag.
300
This tube-like tool helps people to magnify stars in the night sky and see them up close.
What is a telescope.
400
This is the planet that is closest to the sun.
What is Mercury.
400
This is the name of the big holes on the moon that make it look like cheese from a distance.
What is a crater.
400
The sun is made out of this.
What is hydrogen gas.
400
This is the word meaning the force pulls down into another object like when we jump up and fall right back down or drop an object and it falls to the ground.
What is gravity.
400
This is a group of stars that can look like pictures like Orion's belt or Leo the Lion.
What is a constellation.
500
This is the planet that is known as the blue planet.
What is Neptune.
500
This is what the moon orbits.
What is Earth.
500
This is the word we use to describe when the sun rises in the east.
What is sunrise.
500
These are the famous words that Neil Armstrong said when he landed on the moon.
What is he eagle has landed.
500
This is the constellation that looks like a big spoon in the night sky.
What is the Big Dipper.