The Sun is our primary source of ______________ and _______________.
Light; heat
100
What is a group of stars that make a pattern in the sky?
A constellation
100
This planet is closest to the Sun
What is Mercury?
100
What is the definition of "dark"?
The absence of light
200
I am greater than half, but less than a full moon. In 2 or 3 days, I will be completely full. What am I?
Waxing Gibbous
200
The Sun is covered up by the Moon. What is happening?
Solar Eclipse
200
How many stars does Ursa Major have?
7
200
This planet has 63 moons (14 are unofficial) and may have even been a failed star!
Jupiter
BONUS: According tot the Roman myth, how did Jupiter play a role in the "creation" of Ursa Major?
200
Why do black holes appear black?
The gravity is so great that light can't even escape it!
300
The Moon is Earth's natural ________________, because it _______________ the Earth.
Satellite; orbits
300
June 21st is called the _________ ______________ and December 21 is called the ___________ _______________.
summer solstice and winter solstice
300
Draw Orion the Hunter on the board.
Orion the Hunter
300
Earth's Sister
Venus
300
How can Ursa Major be used to tell the Creation story in Genesis?
7 stars, 7 days of creation
400
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
400
The 2 days of the year when the night and day are roughly equal are called ______________.
Equinoxes
400
Define "Circumpolar Constellation"
A constellation that is always seen in the sky and appears to rotate around Polaris
400
Name the planets in order from closest to farthest from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (and Pluto)
"My Violent Evil Monster Just Scared Us Nuts"
400
Name one reason the International Space Station is important for humanity?
BONUS: Name 3 more.
Science Research
Space Exploration
Education
International Unity
500
Why do we only ever see one side of the Moon?
Because it orbits the Earth, but does not rotate on its axis.
500
A device used by ancient peoples and some modern day campers to tell time without a watch or battery.
Sundial
500
What is magnitude and what is its scale?
A measure of the brightness of a star in the sky.
BONUS: What is the name AND magnitude of the brightest star in our night sky?
500
Name one fun fact about the planet you studied.
PLANETS!
500
Explain how small we are
Hundreds of billions of stars in the Milky Way galaxy, and hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe....
There are stars that are as large as our entire Solar System...
It takes 150,000 lightyears to travel from one side of the Milky Way to the other
The closest star is ~4.5 light years away --> If our Sun was the size of an orange in Vancouver BC, we would need to travel to Halifax, NS to get to our closest neighbour!