Earth
The Sun
Space
Planets
Wacky Trivia
100

Earth is made of of mostly:


Land or Water?

Water

100

True or False

The sun is a star

TRUE

100

Can you breathe in space?

NO

100

Is Pluto still a planet?

NO

100

How many moons does earth have?

200

What is the word for melted rock deep inside the earth?


Cement            Magma             Pumice

Magma

200

True or False

More than one million Earths can fit inside the sun

TRUE

200

What are stars made up of?


Electricity

Fire and Gas

Fire and Gas


(hydrogen and helium)

200

How many Planets are there?


8, 19, 394

8

200

What is the hottest part of the Earth; the crust, the mantle or the core?

The Core

300

At midnight the water in an ocean stops moving.  True or false

False


The ocean water is always moving

300
Does the Sun turn off when it's nighttime?

No! The sun is always burning

300

Our galaxy is known as what?
               Kit Kat               Mars               Milky Way

Milky Way Galaxy

300

Why are the planets Mercury and Venus hotter than Earth?

Because they are closer to the sun

300

Picture a globe.  Is the South Pole on the top or the bottom?

Bottom

400

What do we call the layer of gas that blocks the Sun's harmful rays?
           The thin layer         The oxygen layer          The ozone layer

The Ozone Layer

400

Should you wear sunscreen if out in the sun?

Yes! Protect yourself from the suns hot rays

400

What are Shooting Stars?

Meteors or Falling Stars

A meteor

400

What planet is known as the Red Planet?


Mars      Earth

Mars

400

What Italian astronomer was the first to study the stars through a telescope?
               Newton            Galileo           Einstein

Galileo

500

What force from the Sun pulls on the Earth and keeps it in orbit?
           Gravity            Friction            Balance

Gravity

500

Does earth revolve around the sun?

YES!

It takes one year to revolve around the sun

500

Is the Big Dipper a single star or a group of seven stars?

A group of seven stars

500

Which is not a planet? The Earth or the Moon?
           

The Moon

500

2.  Do astronomers study the human body, the stars or the ocean?

The Stars