Monday
How many moons orbit the earth?
One!
The shape that best funnels sound to a single point.
Cone (or dish)
The planet with the largest ring around it
Saturn
Megalodon
The scientific term for animals producing light.
Bioluminescence
The special event that occurs when the moon blocks the sun.
Eclipse
Which travels faster: sound or light?
Light
The difference between an astronaut and cosmonaut
Astronauts are from the U.S. and Cosmonauts are from Russia.
We have mapped more of the ocean or space.
Space
Which planet does Terra stand for?
Earth
How many planets are in the solar system?
8
The planet closest to the sun
Mercury
The only planet inhabited by only robots
mars
What primarily causes tidal changes on earth?
The moon!
List one of the three biggest deep-sea creatures
Colossal Squid, Giant Squid, and Sperm Whale
Pluto
How many ear bones are responsible for hearing (1, 2, or 3)?
3
Designing your robot insects led to you identify the environment, create a structure, and list it's ____
Function
Deepest part of the ocean
Mariana's Trench
How many dwarf planets are in our solar system (that we know of)
Five!
Explain how the phases of the moon are created.
The moon casts its own shadow.
True or False: all aliens are extraterrestrial
False! Technically, humans are aliens, even though we are from earth!
You are a planet with Saturn and Earth on either side of you, who are you?
Jupiter
The name for using sound waves to map the ocean floor
Sonar
How many of our suns fit into UY-Scuti, the biggest sun we have ever found? (closest answer)
750 million (by volume)