Planets
The Planets in order
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The location of sun
Description of the Moon
What is the moon has no atmosphere and is covered in craters
The purpose of a telescope
What is to help us see large, faraway objects as smaller and closer.
The North Star that is always visible in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is Polaris.
The Rocky Planets
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What is: planets (orbit the sun), moons (orbit the planets)
There is a full moon on March 1. When can we expect to see the next full moon?
What is March 31.
The purpose of a compass
Helps people navigate as it always points north.
The Little Dipper which contains the North Star (Polaris) at the tip of the handle and is always seen in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Gas Giants
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The Earth's tilt on its axis is mainly responsible for this.
What is the seasons.
Name of the moon phase when we see clearly one full half of the moon (the complete side facing the Earth)
What is a full moon.
The tool we use to view objects in outer space- Microscope, Telescope, Magnifying Glass, Binoculars, Compass
What is the telescope.
The Great Hunter which is seen during the winter months in the Northern Hemisphere
What is Orion.
Which planets are most like Jupiter? Explain.
Mercury, Saturn, Venus, Uranus
What is Saturn and Uranus because they are Gas Giants like Jupiter.
The motion of the Earth that gives us a year.
What is the revolution around the sun.
Name of the moon phase where the moon appears dark because the lit side is facing away from the Earth towards the sun.
The purpose of an Astrolabe?
What is allowed astronomers to calculate the position of the Sun and stars based on the calendar.
The Big Dipper (or Great Bear) which points to the North Star (Polaris).
What is Ursa Major
Which planet is least like the others. Explain.
Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Neptune
What is Earth because it is a Rocky planet and the others are Gas Giants.
Explain what causes us to experience day and night.
What is the Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.
When we have a waxing moon, the light will be on what side?
The purpose of a sextant.
What is determined the angle between the horizon and a celestial body (sun, moon, star) to determine latitude and longitude.
The reason Orion is only seen during the winter.
What is the Earth is revolving around the sun, so we don't see every constellation all the time.