Day and Night
Miscellaneous
Planets!
Our Place in Space
The moon
Wild Card
100
A __________moon occurs when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon
Full
100
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
100
the asteroid belt.
100
Who was Neil Armstrong?
The first man on the moon.
100
What star is closest to Earth?
The Sun!
100
Name one new thing you learned about the planets from your research. Be specific!
???
200
What do we call spinning of the Earth around the Sun?
Revolution
200
The gravitational pull of the moon on Earth's oceans result in...
tides
200
The seventh planet from the sun is?
Uranus.
200
How long does a rotation of the earth around it's axis take?
about 24 hours
200
What lunar phase is this?
First Quarter
200
What was the mission that happened in April 2026?
Artemis II went to the far side of the moon
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 we believe could sustain life?
Mars
300
Why do we have tides?
The moon's gravity pulls the water toward it as the earth rotates. 
300
Why is it warmer in the summer?
Earth's axis is tilted so the Northern hemisphere gets more direct sunlight and heat
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 square shaped orbit
D.) it has not cleared its orbital path of other objects
A & D
400
What is the name for a meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere.
Meteor
400
Waxing Gibbous
400
Describe the difference between revolve and rotate.
Revolve= goes around another object
Rotate= object spins on a fixed axis
500
What causes us 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 suns 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
What 2 elements are the Gas Giants primarily composed of.
A. Iron
B. Hydrogen
C. Lead
D. Helium
E. Cobalt
B & D
500
What is the name for the path that a planet takes around the Sun?
Orbit
500
How long do the phases of the moon take to complete a cycle?
29.5 days
500
Why do we see different moon phases?
The moon moves around the Earth so the amount that is lit by the sun changes from our point of view.