The Planets
Which of the following is NOT considered an inner planet?
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Saturn
Earth makes 1 revolution every …
Which kind of galaxy looks like a pinwheel from above?
Stars begin their lives as ____
The “Dark Side” of the Moon should really be called the _____ _____ of the Moon
Which planet experiences very high temperatures due to its large greenhouse effect?
The main cause of Earth’s seasons is its ______
Which object in space has a bright tail and is generally thought to be a chunk of frozen matter?
Young stars like our own are mostly made up of which two elements?
Approximately, how long does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth?
Which planet has a very large storm which has been going on for at least 400 years?
Earth is tilted at an angle of _____
What is 23.5°
The asteroid belt is found between ______ and ______
What is it called when a high-mass star explodes?
What kind of tide is observed on Earth when the Moon and Sun are at right angles to one another?
Which planet is furthest from the Sun?
In the summer we get longer days because the …
What is the Sun gets higher in the sky and takes a longer path.
When our Sun leaves the main sequence what will it become?
If someone is looking at our planet from a very great distance (many hundreds of light years away) what would they see?
What is the Moon Illusion and what causes it?
What is the illusion that the Moon is larger when it is closer to the horizon and smaller when it is higher in the sky. This is due to a lack of reference points in space.
It is warmer in the summer due to the increase in _______ _______
What color does an object appear to be if it is moving very, very fast away from you?
Why can’t we see a black hole?
What is a black hole’s gravity is so strong that light cannot even escape. If light can’t escape, it wont reach our eyes and we won’t see it.
The phases of the Moon are the result of ……
What are changing viewing angles. The Suns rays always strike half the Moon however, we only ever see a portion due to its location.