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100

A __________ occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth.

solar eclipse

100

What is the name of our galaxy?

The Milky Way 

100

The Asteroid Belt.

100

Who was Yuri Gargarin?

The first human in space. He was from the Soviet Union.

100

What star is closest to Earth?

The Sun!

100

It is a NASA telescope

The Hubble

200

What do we call spinning of the Earth around the Sun?

Revolution

200

The gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth's oceans results in...

tides

200

What planet is this one?

Uranus.

200

How long does a rotation of the Earth around its axis take?

About 24 hours

200

What is the name of this galaxy?

The Milky Way.

200

Of these which was the most recent artificial satellite to orbit Earth?

-Skylab

-Mercury

-Voyager

-Sputnik 

Voyager 



300

Example of a Natural Satellite  

The Moon 

300

Compared to the Earth's solar system, the universe is...

A.) Older and Larger

B.) Older and Smaller

C.) Younger and Larger

D.) Younger and Smaller 

A

300

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter

300

What is the only other planet in our solar system that is believed to be able to sustain life?

Mars

300

How old is the Earth?

A) 3.69 billion years old

B) 6.87 billion years old

C) 4.54 billion years old

D) 10.43 billion years old

C) 4.54 billion years old

300

What planet is this?

Size: Large

Appearance: Blue/Green, with some white clouds 

Axial Tilt: 23.5

Direction of rotation: prograde (same direction as sun)

Earth 

400

What phase of the moon is shown here?

New Moon

400

One revolution on Earth is how long?

 365 days

400

Choose all the characteristics that caused scientists to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf Planet.

A.) Icy body, similar to the Kuiper Belt Objects

B.) Rocky or gaseous composition 

C.) Extreme oval-shaped orbit

D.) it has not cleared its orbital path of other objects

A,C & D 


400

Why does the tail of a comet always point away from the sun?

The solar winds

400

What is a Galaxy?

Galaxies are systems that contain millions or even billions of stars

400

Which terrestrial planet has an atmosphere composed of mainly carbon dioxide with 730K surface temperature and is approximately the same size as Earth?


Venus 

500

What causes our planet to have four seasons?

Seasons are the result of the tilt of the Earth's axis.

500

The major reason the inner planets have smaller levels of helium and hydrogen is...

A.) The sun's energy burns off the lighter elements

B.) The outer planets have lower specific gravity 

C.) The inner planets are composted of a gaseous exterior 

D.) The Earths gravity holds the lighter elements  

A



500

Why do we see more craters on Mars and the Moon than we do on Earth and Venus? 


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There is no hydrosphere on Mars and the moon to "erase" the craters that were created 

AND

The Atmosphere of Mars is too thin to protect it from impacts

500

What is the name for the path that a planet takes around the Sun? 

Orbit

500

What is the relationship between the solar system and the solar nebula?

The solar system was formed by the solar nebula

500

What planet is this? 

Size: Large

Appearance: completely covered by clouds

Axil tilt: 2.6

Rotation: retrograde (opposite of sun) 

Venus