Planets
Solar System
Phenomena
Stars
Classroom Management
100

What planet is sometimes known as the 'Red Planet'?

What is Mars?

100

Our solar system has this many planets..

What is 8?

100

What causes shadows to form?

What is object blocking light?

100

What is the name of the star at the center of our solar system?

What is the Sun?
100

Finish the following sentence: "Oh no, a ________!"

What is flat tire, shhhhh?

200

Name the planet that is known for it's rings.

What is Saturn?

200
This is what we use to remember the order of the solar system...

What is 'My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos"?

200

This force keeps the planets in their orbit. 

(Hint: the Sun has the strongest pull)

What is Gravity?

200

Why does the Sun appear brighter than other stars that may be hotter/bigger?

Because it is closer to Earth.
200

If I need an extra pencil or a piece of paper, I can find them here...

Pencil: Back white cart, Penelope Pencil

Paper: Top drawer

300

This is the largest planet in our solar system.

What is Jupiter?

300

What is the term for the spinning of a planet on it's axis?

What is a rotation?

300

How does the length of a shadow change throughout the day?

It changes based on the posiiton of the Sun in the sky.

300

This color of stars have the highest temperatures.

What is blue?

300

To use the restroom in Ms. Kimberly's class, I should...

What is get the hand sanitizer pass and set it at my desk?

400

This planet is closest to the sun.

What is Mercury?

400

How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?

What is one year, or 365 days?

400

Why do we experience different seasons? Why is it hotter in summer and colder in the winter?

The Earth's axis is tilted as it orbits the sun, meaning different parts of the Earth receive more direct sunlight at different times of the year

400

These two things affect how bright stars appear to us on Earth.

What is temperature and mass?

400

When we come into class, the first thing we should do is....

What is check to see if computer needs to be put up and read the opener?

500

This planet takes the longest time to orbit the Sun. 

What is Neptune?

500

What do we call the path a planet takes as it revolves around the Sun?

What is an orbit?

500

This causes the ocean's tides...

What is the gravitational pull o fthe moon?

500

Our solar system has this many stars.

What is one?

500

Name 2 supplies you can find in the back cabinet.

What is..