12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night or equal day and night.
100
How long does it take for the moon to orbit Earth?
29 days
100
In 1609, Gallileo pioneered the use of what? What did he discover?
Telescope
Sun spots
100
The asteroid belt is between what two planets?
Mars and Jupiter.
100
The Earth orbits on its axis. True or False.
False. It rotates on its axis.
200
What causes the seasons to change?
A. The Earth’s distance from the sun.
B. The warming and cooling of the earth’s core.
C. The Earth’s tilt in relation to the sun.
D. The Earth’s rotation on its axis.
D. The Earth's rotation on its axis.
200
What phase is the moon in just before the new moon?
Waning Crescent
200
The sun is the center of the universe. True or False?
False. It is the center of the solar system.
200
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus
200
What is the name of Neptune’s largest moon?
Triton
300
What happens after the vernal equinox?
A. The days get longer.
B. The days get shorter.
C. The days stay the same length.
D. The earth moves closer to the sun.
A. The days get longer.
300
Which planets do not have moons?
Mercury and Venus. They do not have moons because they are so close to the sun and the sun's gravity.
300
What is the temperature of the sun?
A. 25,000 °F
B. 10,000 °F
C. 5,500 °F
D. 40,000 °F
B. 10,000 °F
300
Name the four terrestrial planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
300
What are comets made of?
Ice and dust.
400
The length of each day at the equator is . . .
A. Long
B. Short
C. Variable
D. Consistent
D. Consistent
400
Name the eight phases of the moon in order beginning with the new moon.
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Third Quarter
Waning Crescent
400
How is the sun's energy created?
Nuclear fusion
400
Name the eight planets in order starting from the sun.