Day and Night
Miscellaneous
Planets!
Our Place in Space
Constellations
Wild Card
100

What moon phase is this?

What is Waxing Gibbous.

100

The Milky Way

What is the name of our galaxy?

100

What is the asteroid belt.

100

The Sun is a ___________

What is a Star.
100

Constellation

What is the name of a group of stars that form a picture.
100

How long does it take for one complete moon phase cycle from full moon to full moon?

What is 29 days?

200

The spinning of the Earth around the Sun

Revolution

200

When are shadows the longest?

What is in the afternoon.

200

Which is the third planet from the Sun?

What is Earth?

200

How long does a rotation of the earth around it's axis take?

What is about 24 hours.

200

What is the Big Dipper.

200

Why does Easter, Rosh Hashanah, Ramadan and the Chinese New Year occur on different days each year?

They use a lunar calendar or lunar months.

300

The moon is a...

What is a satellite.

300

How can you safely look at the sun?

Eclipse glasses

300

Which planet has the most moons?

What is Jupiter.

300

What is the only other planet in our solar system that we believe could sustain life?

What is Mars.

300

Who created myths about the constellations?

The Greeks

300

How many Earths fit inside Jupiter?

What is 1,300.

400

What phase of the moon is shown here?

New Moon

400

What determines how much gravity a planet has?

What is mass?

400

What determines the length of a day on a planet?

What is how long does one rotation takes.

400

How long is a year?

365 days. (Usually)

400

This is the name of the North Star.

What is Polaris.

400

Who said, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Who is Neil Armstrong.

500

Name this moon phase:

First quarter moon

500

Which planet has the most gravity?

Jupiter

500

This object orbits the earth and contains 6-8 astronauts at all times. Aboard this vessel, those astronauts conduct science and medical experiments

The International Space Station

500

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

Orbit

500
There are this many constellations in our night sky.

What is 88.

500

Why is space silent?

What is there is no air (matter) to carry sound waves.