Question | Answer |
BRIGHTEST OBJECT IN THE MORNING SKY | VENUS |
DARK SPOTS ON THE PHOTOSPHERE OF THE SUN | SUNSPOTS |
THE OUTERMOST PART OF THE SUN | CORONA |
THE SURFACE OF THE SUN | PHOT0SHPERE |
THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE | CHROMOSPHERE |
ENERGY OMITTED IN THE FORM OF BEAUTIFUL COLORS | AURORA |
PLANET THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE SUN. | MERCURY |
ONLY PLANET ON WHICH MAN CAN SURVIVE IN HIS NATURAL STATE. | EARTH |
THE LARGEST PLANET | JUPITER |
PLANET WITH THE GREAT RED SPOT | JUPITER |
EARTH'S NATURAL SATELITE | THE MOON |
KEEPS THE PLANETS IN ORBIT AROUND THE SUN | GRAVITATIONAL PULL |
THE ONLY OUTER PLANET NOT MADE UP OF GASES | PLUTO |
WHERE DOES THE MOON GET ITS LIGHT | IT ABSORBS IT FROM THE SUN |
NAME THE NINE PLANETS IN ORDER FROM THE SUN | M,V,E,MARS,J,S,U,N,P |
EACH REVOLUTION AROUND THE SUN TAKES HOW MANY DAYS? HOW MANY YEARS? | 365 1/4 DAYS = 1 YEAR |
ONE COMPLETE ROTATION OF THE EARTH ON IT AXIS IS EQUAL TO HOW MANY DAYS? | ONE |
WHAT DETERMINES THE FOUR SEASONS ON EARTH? | THE EARTH'S TILT DURING ITS REVOLUTION AROUND THE SUN. |
AN EQUAL LENGHT OF DAY AND NIGHT | EQUINOX |
NAME THE FOUR INNER PLANETS | MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH AND MARS |
WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT DETERMINE THE INNER PLANETS | TERRESTRIAL, ROCKY, DENSE AND EARTHLIKE IN COMPOSTION. |
TRUE OR FALSE. THE MOON ROTATES ONCE ON ITS AXIS AS IT MAKES ONE REVOLUTION AROUND THE EARTH. | TRUE |
TRUE OR FALSE. THE SAME SIDE OF THE MOON ALWAYS FACES THE EARTH. | TRUE |
FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON | NEIL ARMSTRONG |
TRUE OR FALSE. THE MOON DOES NOT GIVE OFF ITS OWN LIGHT. | TRUE |
THE SMALLEST PLANET | PLUTO |
WHAT DO SCIENTISTS BELIEVE MAKES UP THE SURFACE OF PLUTO. | ROCK AND ICE |
WHAT IS THE NAME OF PLUTO'S MOON | CHARON |
WHAT CHARACTERISTICS MUST AN OBJECT HAVE TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A PLANET. | IT MUST ORBIT THE SUN AND MUST HAVE ENOUGH MASS FOR ITS OWN GRAVITY TO KEEP IT IN THE SHAPE OF A SPHERE. |
AN OBJECT THAT ORBITS AROUND ANOTHER BODY OF SPACE. | SATELLITE |
WHEN THE MOON PASSES BETWEEN THE SUN AND THE EARTH. | SOLAR ECLIPSE |
THE EVENT THAT OCCURS WHEN A CELESTIAL BODY COMPLETELY ECLIPSES ANOTHER CELESTIAL BODY | TOTALITY |
AN ECLIPSE THAT OCCURS WHEN THE MOON PASSES THROUGH THE EARTH SHADOW | LUNAR ECLIPSE |
AN UNMANNED SPACECRAFT SENT BEYOND THE EARTH'S ORBIT AND THAT IS CONTROLLED FROM EARTH | PROBE |
A FACILITY THAT ORBITS EARTH AND IS MAINTAINED AND USED BY ASTRONAUTS FROM 16 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. | INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION |
WHAT FOUR PLANETS ARE REFERRED TO AS THE GAS GIANTS | JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE |