Stars
Name the constellation on the New Zealand flag
Southern Cross (Te Pae Māhutonga)
Why can we see the Moon?
The sun illuminates the Moon and it reflects light to us
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What percentage of the Earth is covered by water?
a) 50%
b) 70%
c) 80%
d) 90%
b) 70%
What planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006?
Pluto
What colour stars are the hottest?
Blue
How many days does it take for the Moon to travel around the Earth?
a) 17.6 days
b) 27.3 days
c) 32.9 days
d) 37.3 days
b) 27.3 days
What is the NZ company who launched the Electron Rocket?
Rocket Lab
Name three layers of the Earth
Crust, Upper Mantle, Lower Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
Accept: Crust/Mantle/Core
Where would you see the "Great Red Spot?"
Jupiter
Where do stars go during the day?
a) They all set below the horizon
b) They are still in the sky, but sunlight is too bright for us to see them
c) They only shine when it is dark
d) Only one hemisphere has stars
b) They are still in the sky, but sunlight is too bright for us to see them
What percentage of gravity does the Moon have compared to Earth?
a) 6.3%
b) 12.5%
c) 16.7%
d) 50%
c) 16.7 %
Which space probe has travelled the furthest from earth?
Voyager 1
Why do we have seasons?
The earth's spin axis is tilted (23.50) with respect to its orbital plane. This is what causes the seasons. When the earth's axis points towards the sun, it is summer for that hemisphere. When the earth's axis points away, winter can be expected.
Name the planets in order from the sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is a supernova?
An explosion of a massive star (death of a star)
What are the dark bits of the moon called?
Maria /Seas
The International Space Station travels around Earth at
a) 10 km/h
b) 100 km/h
c) 5000 km/h
d) 30 000 km/h
30 000 km/h
What controls the tides? Explain how tides work.
Rising and ebbing tides happen as Earth's landmasses rotate through the tidal bulges created by the Moon's gravitational pull.
Which of these does not rain on any planet in our solar system?
a) diamonds
b) helium
c) sulfuric acid
d) iron
d) iron
He- Jupiter, diamonds- neptune/uranus, sulfuric acid- venus, iron-exoplanet (not in our solar system)
Which constellation is the star Tupu-ā-nuku in?
Taurus (Mataraki is a cluster- stars bound by gravity, constellation is a pattern could be far apart)
Which space mission first landed people on the moon?
Apollo 11
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
What defines the position of the Arctic and Antarctic circles?
As far north or south that in the winter the sun doesn't rise and in summer the sun doesn't set
What planet has a day that is longer than its year? Why is this?
Venus- It takes Venus longer to rotate once on its axis than to complete one orbit of the Sun