Stars
Constellations
Here and Now
Moon
Eclipses
100

Which stars seem to have color?

What is the brightest stars

100

How many constellations are recognized officially by the International Astronomical Union?

What is 88?

100

T/F: Earth is approximately 13,000 km in diameter.

What is true?

100

T/F: The Moon moves slowly against the background of the constellations.

What is false?

100

A completely eclipsed Moon

What is totality?

200

The stars in any constellation are given Greek letters in order of their _____

What is brightness?

200

Which prominent constellation was seen as a hunter with arms raised?

What is Orion?

200

What is Earth’s distance from the Sun?

What is 1.0 AU?

200

What is a new moon?

What is the lunar phase in which sunlight illuminates only the far side of the Moon?

200

A solar eclipse can only occur when the Moon is ____

What is new?

300

How can you easily identify the planets among the stars in the night sky?

What is they don't twinkle?

300

Which pattern of stars makes up the haunches and tail of Ursa Major, the Big Bear?

What is the big dipper?

300

Which best represents 7,596,000,000 kilometers in scientific notation?

What is 7.596 × 10^9 km?

300

What does a waning crescent moon mean?

What is the changing Moon between third quarter and new moon?

300

How many times does the Moon cross the ecliptic each month?

What is twice?

400

Where could you stand, so that every star in the sky is eventually visible?

What is on the equator?

400

How long does it take for the celestial sphere to spin in one complete cycle?

What is one day?

400

What unit of measurement is used to describe extraordinary large distances, such as the distance of other stars from our own?

What is light years?

400

What unit would best describe the linear diameter of a planetary body?

What is kilometers?

400

The region of partial shadow where sunlight is dimmed

What is penumbra?

500

Hipparchus' system of magnitudes had the brightest stars classified as _____

What is 1st magnitude?

500

Polaris sits very close to _____

What is the north celestial pole?

500

Which of these planets is approximately the same size as Earth?

What is Venus?

500

What is the length of time half of the Moon stays in sunlight per full rotation?

What is two weeks?

500

At what point is the Moon closest to Earth?

What is perigee?