Planets
Moon
rotation, revolution
Galaxies
Misc.
100

What is the hottest planet?

venus

100

The moon revolves around what?

earth

100

Earth revolves around what?

the sun

100

What galaxy do we live in?

Milky way

100

What is the main difference between the inner and outer planets when orbiting the sun?

The outer planets take longer to orbit the sun.

200

What outer planet is closest to the sun?

Jupiter

200

How long is the moon cycle?

28 days

200

Earth ____on it's axis?

rotates

200

What is in the milky way galaxy?

Dust, gases, and the solar system

200

What has a tail and orbits the sun?

A comet

300

What is the third planet from the sun?

Earth

300

What moon phase can we see no light?

new moon

300

It takes the earth ___to rotate.

24 hours

300

What are the three galaxies?

spiral, irregular, elliptical

300

During the phases of the moon it appears to change shape because...

Reflecting a different amount of light, because the alignment of the earth and sun.

400

List the planets from the closest to the sun to the furthest.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

400

We can see the moon because what?

the reflection of the sun

400

The earth revolving around the sun causes what?

the seasons

400

What is the difference between a galaxy and the solar system?

A solar system has comets and asteroids, but a galaxy does not.

400

A star named sirius is the brightest at night, even though a star named pollex gives off more light. Why does pollex appear dimmer?

Sirius is closer to the earth.