The moon
Things in space
Earth
Technology
Planets
100
What moon phase is this?
Full moon
100
What is a star?
A ball of hot glowing gas
100
What star does the earth orbit?
The sun
100
What do we call the people whose job is to go out into space?
Astronauts
100
How many planets are in our solar system?
Eight
200
What is this moon phase called?
Crescent moon
200
What is a constellation?
A group of stars that make a picture or pattern
200
How long is one full earth rotation (spin)?
24 hours (1 day)
200
What transportation do humans use to get to space?
Space shuttle (rocket)
200
What two planets have rings?
Saturn and uranus
300
True or False: The moon makes its own light.
False - the light from the sun reflects on it
300
What is a piece of rock or dust floating through space?
Meteoroid
300
How long does it take the earth to orbit around the sun?
1 year (365 OR 366 days)
300
Where do humans live when they are in space for a long time?
Space station
300
Name the planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
400
What is this moon phase called?
Gibbous moon
400
What is a piece or space rock that has landed on earth?
Meteorite
400
What keeps the earth in orbit around the sun?
The sun's gravity
400
What technology do we use to explore the surface of planets that humans can't go to?
Rovers and probes
400
What is the smallest and what is biggest planet in our solar system?
Smallest = Mercury
Biggest = Jupiter
500
What effect does the moon have on the earth?
It creates the ocean tides
500
What is a shooting star and how does it happen?
A shooting star is a meteor - a burning meteoroid that is passing through the atmosphere. It catches fire because of the friction energy!
500
What does the tilt of the earth affect?
Temperature - it creates the seasons
500
What planet(s) have we explored the surface of?
Earth and mars
500
Which planets are the gas giants?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune