| Question |
Answer |
| the sun is hidden directly behind the moon, but a ring of sunlight can be seen around the silhouette of the moon |
Annular eclipse |
| a layer of gases and mist that surround a planet |
atmosphere |
| natural, colorful, electrical lights in the sky caused by solar flares |
auroras |
| small points of sunlight, which look like small beads, that can be seen around the moon during an eclipse |
bailey's beads |
| long seasons of extremely dry weather with no rain, which can be caused by too many sun spots |
droughts |
| the path an object in space follows around a larger object |
orbit |
| a solar eclipse that occurs when the moon is not directly between the sun and the Earth |
partial eclipse |
| to orbit or move in a circular motion around another object |
revolve |
| to turn around on a fixed point, such as a spinning top or a spinning planet |
rotate |
| the position of the moon in between the Earth and sun which blocks the sun's light rays from the Earth |
eclipse |
| large fires which burst out millions of miles from the sun, releasing energy into the solar system |
solar flares |
| controlled explosions (nuclear reactions) occurring on the sun that give it energy and power |
thermonuclear fusion |
| when the sun is completely hidden behind the moon |
total eclipse |
| how far is the earth from the sun |
93,000,000 miles |
| is it safe to look at the sun? |
no |
| the earth revolves around the sun one time each ____________ |
year |
| the earth spins or rotates one complete turn in a 24 hour period creating ___________ and _____________ |
day and night
|
| what is cooler than the rest of the sun but actually makes the sun warmer? |
sun spots |
| a giant tower of fire many times larger than any planet in our solar system. |
flare |
| what you see when light waves of varying lengths bounce into your eye |
color |
| all the colors (except black) combine to form _____________ |
white |
| when all the colors get absorbed, the object is ________________because it is the absence of color |
black |
| why does the sky appear blue? |
because short light waves (blue) bounce off the stuff in the atmosphere |
| why are white objects white? |
because all the colors of sunlight bounce off of them |
| why are black objects hotter than other colors |
because they absorb all colors of the sunlight |
| what occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun |
solar eclipse |
| how many earths would fit inside the sun |
1,000,000 |
| what is the solar system |
our solar system is the sun and all 9 planets that travel around the sun |
| does the sun have a satellite? |
the sun has many satellites - 9 planets, thousands of asteroids, comets and meteoroids |
| how does the sun tell us that there were not living things on the earth billions of years ago? |
every year the sun gets brighter so if you reversed it, there wouldn't be enough warmth for life on earth. |
| Name all 9 planets in our solar system |
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto |
| who had the idea that the Earth revolved around the sun. At that time they believed everything revolved around the earth. He could not prove his theory though. |
Nicolas Copernicus |
| the study of everything in space including the stars, moons, planets and the sun |
astronomy |
| what was used many years ago as a calendar to tell days, months, and seasons. God used them as signs of important events in history. (Jesus' birth the most important) |
stars |
| What does NASA stand for and what do they do? |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - they are in charge of America's space program and employ many astronomers. They build spaceships, telescopes, robots and many other useful things for space exploration |
| the force that keeps people from floating off the ground while on earth, and it also helps to keep the planets in the proper order |
gravity |
| Astronomer who learned how to study space with a telescope. He proved Copernicus' theory was correct. |
Galileo Galilei |
| why did God create stars and planets |
to help keep life on the earth and so there would be light |
| a person who studies everything in space including the stars, planets, sun and moons |
astronomer |
| Many people believe that this ancient monument was used to help people know when spring had arrived which would help them with planting and harvesting their crops. |
Stonehenge |
| groups of stars that make patterns in the sky. Ancient people could tell what season it was by observing the constellations that were visible in the sky. |
constellations |
| What is the universe? |
the Earth, planets, sun, stars and everything in space |
| An enormous telescope floating out in space that sends pictures back from space to Earth so we can learn more about the sun, planets, stars and moons |
Hubble Space Telescope. |
| an object up in space that travels in a circle around another object. These can occur naturally (a moon) or can be man made (Hubble Space Telescope) |
satellite |
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