Hoba
Gibbous
A Comet!
sun spots
Waxing Moon
Solar Noon (high noon or 12:00pm)
27 1/3 days (or Approx. 28 days) One Lunar Cycle
A Lunar Eclipse
Ursa Major
Earth is tilted on its axis 23.5 degrees
Satellite
Polaris
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
365 days
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent, New Moon
Earth revolves around the Sun
Jupiter
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Earth's Axis is tilted more toward the sun in the summer = more hours of direct sunlight.
Asteroid Belt
Mercury, Venus, Mars
blue
Pluto, Makemake, Ceres, Eris, Haumea
The Milky Way
its Size, Distance from Earth and Temperature
The name of our Galaxy
When the moon grows gradually more illumminated when passing from new to full moon
Name the 8 phases of the moon beginning with New Moon
What occurs when the moon moves into the Earth's shadow?
Name the Inner Planets in Order from the Sun
A large ball of ice, dust, rock and gas that orbits the sun.
Biggest Meteorite Discovered on Earth
What time of day is it if you have almost no shadow?
The area between the inner and outer planets that is filled with Asteroids
The time it takes for the moon to orbit Earth
Why do positions of the constellations appear to change throughout the year?
The Largest Planet in our Solar System
The North Star is also called this
A star's Magnitude or brightness can be determined by these 3 things:
Name the 4 Gas Giants
Another name for the Big Dipper is
Phase of the moon when more than half of the moon, but not all of it is illuminated
Another name for a small body orbiting a planet
Time it takes for the earth to rotate once around the sun
What colour of stars are the hottest?
Name 3 Dwarf Planets
Order of the Planets Starting with Mercury
Dark, Magnetic Spots on the Sun's surface are called...
Why days are longer in the summer and shorter in the winter
Reason we have seasons
