Mr Marshall - Grade 6 Astronomy and Meteorology

What type of information do we get from Geostationary orbit satellites?

What was the name of the first man in Space?

Which layer of the Earths atmosphere has the highest pressure?

When a low mass star dies, what does it form?

When the Moon is lit up over half its size, it is called a ......... moon?

What is the most commonly used unit for Pressure?

When the Moon is not lit up at all it is called a ........... moon?

When the Moon is in the Earth's Shadow, it is called a.....?

What is the word for a mid level cloud?

In astronomy what is the word used to describe when one object circles another?

How long does it take the Moon to orbit the earth?

What is the name of the type of reaction that happens in a star?

When the moon is getting bigger in size we say the moon is........?

What happens to the temperature as we go higher in the atmosphere?

What type of information do we get from Low Earth orbit satellites?

When the moon is getting smaller we say that it is..........?

Which part of the gases in the atmosphere is responsible for global warming?

When we have a windspeed of 25 m/s, we can say that we have a.........?

If it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season will it be in the Southern Hemisphere?

What is the best way to describe why we get rain and snow?

What happens during Nuclear Fusion?

What type of satellites orbit at the same speed that the earth rotates?

What do we call the different shapes of moon that we see?

The Earth's Tilt (Luta) is how much?

How many days is a leap year?

What type of satellite orbits from North to South?

Which cloud type is most likely to give rain?

What is the best description of pressure?

When the Moon is lit up less than a quarter of its size, it is called a ........ moon?

What mass of star makes a supernova when it dies?

What is the best word to describe a Cirrus cloud?

What mass of star makes a neutron star when it dies?

Who was the first man on the moon?

Which of these is NOT a trace gas?

The first satellite in Space flew in 1957. What was it's name?

Nitrogen is the largest component of the atmosphere. What % is it?

When the moon is completely lit up it is called a ......... Moon?

What is the correct order for the layers of the atmosphere from lowest to highest?

When a star dies, a few things can happen. What is it that decides what the dead star makes?

Which layer of the atmosphere is most of our weather in?

Which one of the following is NOT used to classify a star?

What %age of the atmosphere is made of Oxygen?

The name for a high level fluffy cloud would be.........?

Who was the first woman in Space?

What year did the Americans land on the moon?

What do we measure atmospheric pressure with?

What elements are stars mainly made of?

Which country put the first human in Space?

What unit should we use to measure temperature?

Which layer of the Atmosphere contains the Ozone layer?

What is the best way to describe why we get lightning?

What year did Yuri Gagarin fly in Space?

Which layer of the atmosphere has the least pressure?

Which Satellites move faster than the Earth turns?

Why do clouds float?

The best description of a cumulostratus cloud would be......?

Which cloud would be a sheet?

If it is Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, what season will it be in the Northern Hemisphere?

What type of information do we get from Polar Satellites?

What windspeed is required to say that we have a hurricane?