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The sun can fit 1.3 million _________ inside of it
Stars
Satellites
Moons
Earths
2
Which part of Earth has more sunlight on June 21st? ( Think of Summer Solstice! )
Western
Northern
Eastern
Southern
3
6th planet from the sun?
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
4
Which planet is covered with 75% water?
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
Neptune
5
What is a Supernova?
When youre super
When a planet explodes
When a star explodes
When a nova explodes
6
Why are there different phases of the moon?
Earth has lots of moons
moon changes sizes each month
different amounts of sunlight reflecting off moon
moon makes its own light
7
What kind of galaxy do we live in?
spiral galaxy
irregular galaxy
clumpy galaxy
elliptical galaxy
8
What is the distance between the Earth & Sun?
903 miles
9 billion miles
9 miles
93 million miles
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What is a "shooting star" ?
planet that was hit by rocks
meteoroid that is burning through Earth's atmosphere
star that is going to die
ball of ice floating through space
10
Stars never die and our star, the Sun, will last forever
False
True
11
Which is planet is the one with the rings?
Neptune
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
12
What is that streak across the sky in this image?
Another Galaxy
Part of a spiral of the Milky Way
Light from the sun glowing
A shooting star
13
Ptolemy was an astronomer that believed the _________was the center of the universe
Moon
Sun
Earth
Stars
14
Who was Neil Armstrong?
A scientist
A teacher
A spaceship
An astronaut
15
What is it called when the Moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth?
Solar Eclipse
Death of a Star
Lunar Eclipse
16
The word "Sun" is just the name of our star
True
False
17
What phase is #1
New Moon
Full Moon
18
What did Neil Armstrong accomplish?
First man to study the phases of the moon
First man to work for NASA
First man to go into space
First man to walk on the moon
19
Our sun will one day grow bigger & bigger & finally die, exploding & turning into a black hole
True
False
20
Copernicus was an astronomer that believed the ________ was the center of our solar system
Moon
Sun
Earth
Stars
21
What is wrong with this image?
Earth is in the wrong place
Sun is in the wrong place
Pluto is not a planet
Mercury is not a planet
22
How long does it take Earth to make 1 revolution?
6 months
1 year
1 day
1 month
23
What's the name of the theory that says the universe began from an extremely dense & hot state?
Big Bang Theory
Multiverse Theory
Steady State Theory
Good Theory
24
How many planets are there?
8
10
7
9
25
If a person would be traveling to the Northern part of Earth on December 21, what season is it?
Winter
Summer
Spring
Fall
26
What is our Sun?
a ball of fire
a Sun
a hot planet
a star
27
The LAST 4 PLANETS in correct order are:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Venus, Earth, Mars, Pluto
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars
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What is phase number 5?
New Moon
Full Moon
29
What phase is #2?
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
30
What is the name of Earth's satellite?
Mercury
A Star
Sun
Moon
31
Who is this?
Neil Tyson
MLK
Will Smith
Mario Lopez
32
Phase #8?
Waxing Crescent
Waning Crescent
New Moon
1st half moon
33
How long does the Earth take to make 1 rotation on its axis ?
1 day
1 month
1 year
365 years
34
Phase #7?
1st half moon
2nd half moon
New Moon
Full Moon
35
What is #6 ?
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
36
What is phase number 3
4th half moon
second half moon
3rd half moon
first half moon
37
Why does Earth have 4 seasons ?
Earth's tilt at 23 degrees
Distance from the Sun
Earth's rotation
Global Warming
38
What is it called when the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon?
Solar Eclipse
Death of a star
Lunar Eclipse
39
What is the speed of light travels in space?
186,000 miles per second
2 million miles per second
150 miles per second
1,000 miles per second
40
What is another word for Outer Space?
Cosmos
Galaxy
Stars
Planets
41
Our star is a ________ star
Yellow
Blue Giant
Red Giant
Black Dwarf
42
What does Astronomy mean?
the study of enonomies
the study of planets
the study of stars
the study of outer space
43
Do you believe that there could be other life somewhere else in the gigantic universe?
YES
NO
44
What is the name of our Galaxy?
The Sour Patch Kids
The Milky Way
The Snickers
The Three Muskateers
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What is the 3rd planet from the sun?
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
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Phase #4
New Moon
2nd half moon
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous
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What does UNIVERSE mean?
All of outer space/cosmos
Stars
Galaxies/stars
Plantets/stars
