What is it?
What is the sun?
A star
How long does it take the earth to rotate on its axis?
24 hours (one day)
What about the Earth and its relationship to the sun causes the seasons?
The axis of the Earth is tilted and therefore some parts of the Earth are closer to the sun.
What is the real name of the North Star?
Polaris
What is the name of our galaxy?
For a bonus point - What holds it together?
The Milky Way. It is held together by a super massive black hole.
What is the name of earth's natural satelite?
The moon
How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days (1 year)
When the part of the Earth that you are on is tilted towards the sun, what season are you experiencing?
Summer
Name two constellations
Possible answers:
The big dipper, the little dipper, Orion, Cassiopeia, Leo, etc.
What do lunar calendars track?
The phases of the moon
What are galaxies made of?
Planets, dust, dark matter, etc.
Why do we have leap years (years where there is one more day in February)?
It actually takes the sun 365 and 1/4 days to do around the sun. Adding an extra day every four years keeps the calendar accurate.
When the part of the Earth you are on is tilted away from the sun, what season are you experiencing?
Winter
Which constellations can you use to find the north star?
The big dipper and the little dipper (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor)
What kind of calendar is the Islamic calendar?
Lunar
What planets are called 'The Gas Giants'?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranis, Neptune
Who created our modern (Gregorian) calendar?
Pope Gregory XIII
If it is winter, is it safe to look directly at the sun?
No! It is never safe to look directly at the sun.
What constellation can help us find south?
The belt of Orion points south
What is an event that is tied to the lunar calendar (a lunar calendar decides when it will happen)?
Chinese (Lunar) New Years
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
How long does it take for the moon to go through all of it's phases?
What are some ways you can observe objects in space safely?
Telescopes, binoculars, planetariums, eclipse glasses, pinhole eclipse viewers.
What are stars made of?
Stars are burning balls of gas
What is the most interesting thing that you know about space?
Something interesting. :)