Earth's Rotation
Observing the Stars
Objects in the Sky
Gravity
Wildcard
100
The rotation of Earth on this causes day and night.
What is its axis?
100
This is the closest star to Earth.
What is the sun?
100
Massachusetts is located in this hemisphere.
What is the Northern Hemisphere?
100
Earth's gravity pulls objects in this direction.
What is down?
100
The correct spelling of your science teacher's last name.
What is N - E - E - L - E - Y?
200
The amount of time it takes for Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis.
What is one day or 24 hours?
200
All the planets in our solar system orbit around this object.
What is the sun?
200
In Massachusetts we get the most sunlight during this season.
What is summer?
200
A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direciton.
What is a force?
200
Ms. Neeley's favorite sports team has this logo.
Who are the Boston Bruins?
300
Many ancient cultures used these items to tell time with the sun.
What is a sundial?
300
The unit scientists use to measure vast distances in space.
What are light years?
300
Daily Double!
The reasons for seasons.
What is the tilt of Earth's axis?
300
The moon is closer to this object in space and is therefore pulled toward it even though this object is smaller than the sun.
What is the Earth?
300
The names of the 8 planets in our solar system. 
What are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
400
The time of day when shadows on Earth are the shortest.
What is noon or 12:00 ?
400
Daily Double!
The star is the second closest to Earth. 
What is Proxima Centauri?
400
This is the reason we can see the constellation Cancer at night in March but in September we see Capricorn.
What is the Earth is on a different part of its orbit around the sun?
400
These two factors can affect the gravitational pull between two objects.
What is their size (mass) and distance?
400
This scientist was the first real astronuat to appear on an episode of Star Trek.
Who is Mae Jemison?
500
Named after the Roman god of war this planet in our solar system has a day that is about 37minutes longer than that on Earth.
What is Mars?
500
One light years is equal to about this many miles.
What is 5.88 or 6 trillion miles?
500
Earth's axis is tilted at this angle.
What is 23.5 degrees?
500
Travelling at escape velocity allows objects to do this.
What is escape Earth's amtosphere / gravitational pull?
500
At the moment this planet in our solar system has the most moons with 82.
What is Saturn?