Ellipses
What is the name of the shape that the planet's orbit the sun in?
Ellipses
If the moon appears to be getting larger is it waxing or wanning?
Waxing
Which famous comet is visible to us about every 76 years?
Halley's Comet
What are the 4 terrestrial planets in order?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
The sun's energy is formed through nuclear fission or fusion?
Fusion
Which of Kepler's laws is this: An imaginary line joining a planet to the sun will sweep over equal areas in equal periods of time.
Second Law
What kind of eclipse happens when the Earth gets in between the sun and the moon?
Lunar
Where is the asteroid belt located
Between Mars and Jupiter
What are the 4 Jovian planets in order?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Which 2 planets are known as the ice giants? Bonus point if you can tell me what gas causes the blue complexion
Uranus and Neptune - Methane
Aphelion is the planet closest or furthest from the sun?
Farthest
Which 2 planets do NOT have moons?
Mercury and Venus
Which theory stated that Earth was the center of the universe?
Geocentric Model
Which planet would float in a giant tub of water?
Saturn
When talking about how the sun produces energy, what elements are at play?
Hydrogen and Helium
As the mass of an object increase the force of gravity on the object increase or decreases?
Increases
What protects us from solar flares from the sun?
Earth's magnetic field
What is the name of the spherical shell of icy bodies that surrounds the solar system? It is the source of long-period comets.
The Oort Cloud
Which planet has ice caps on it which hints at the past exsistance of water?
Mars
Which planet's moon has active volcanoes? Extra points if you can tell me the name of the moon
Jupiter's moon Lo
An eccentricity of what indicates a perfect circle?
0
Weaker tides that happen at quarter moons are called what?
Neap Tides
The solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago from a rotating cloud of gas and dust called what?
Nebula
Which planet is the hottest?
Venus
Name 1 of the 2 Mars rovers
Curiosity and Perserverance