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Stars
Shadows
Moon
Earth
Patterns
100
a group of stars grouped together by imaginary lines.
What is a constellation
100
The three things needed to make a shadow.
What are a light source, object, and surface?
100
The changes of moons appearance.
What are the phases of the Moon?
100
The imaginary line that goes through the Earth from the North Pole to the South pole.
What is the axis?
100
The cause of day and night.
What is the rotation of the Earth on its axis?
200
The star that is closest to Earth.
What is the sun?
200
When shadows are at their shortest.
What is midday - afternoon?
200
When the moon gets between the Earth and the Sun.
What is a new moon?
200
When the Earth turns on its axis.
What is rotation?
200
The two causes of our seasons.
What are the Earth's tilt and orbit around the sun?
300
The civilization responsible for naming most constellations.
Who are the Greeks?
300
The direction a shadow is pointing at 7:00 a.m.
What is West?
300
The length of time for the to complete one rotation.
What is 27 days?
300
When the Earth travels around the sun
What is revolution?
300
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate on its axis?
What is 24 hours?
400
The tool that help us see the stars.
What is a telescope (also allowed binoculars)
400
the direction a shadow points at sunset.
What is the East?
400
When the Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun.
What is a lunar eclipse?
400
The number of days it takes the Earth to revolve around the Sun.
What is 364 days?
400
The time of year with the shortest amount of daylight in the northern hemisphere.
What is Winter?
500
The star that appears all other stars rotate around.
What is the North Star
500
When an object blocks light on a surface.
What is a shadow?
500
The two ways the moon moves.
What are rotates and revolves?
500
The path that the Earth travels around the Sun.
What is an orbit?
500
Christmas in Australia is during this season.
What is what is summer?