Space

Question 0

Unmanned object sent to space to collect data, samples, and pictures.

Answer 0

Space Probe

Question 1

Tool used to observe the composition of stars.

Answer 1

Spectroscope

Question 2

An unmanned tool that orbits objects

Answer 2

Satellites

Question 3

Telescope that uses mirrors and lenses

Answer 3

Reflecting Telescope

Question 4

Telescope that uses lenses only

Answer 4

Refracting Telescope

Question 5

Disk like galaxy, flattened sphere

Answer 5

Elliptical Galaxy

Question 6

Galaxy with no definite shape

Answer 6

Irregular Galaxy

Question 7

Galaxy that is flattened disk with two or more arms

Answer 7

Spiral Galaxy

Question 8

A collection of dust, gases, and stars

Answer 8

Galaxy

Question 9

Planets that are small and rocky

Answer 9

Terrestrial

Question 10

Planets that are made up of gases

Answer 10

Gaseous Planets

Question 11

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

Answer 11

Inner Planets

Question 12

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

Answer 12

Outer Planets

Question 13

Large chunks of rocks that orbit the sun, usually found between Mars and Jupiter

Answer 13

Asteroids

Question 14

Smaller pieces of asteroids

Answer 14

Meteoroids

Question 15

Meteoroids that enter the atmosphere

Answer 15

meteors

Question 16

Meteoroids that hit the Earth

Answer 16

Meteorites

Question 17

Icy chunks of rocks. Form tails as the get close to the sun.

Answer 17

Comets

Question 18

Orbit planets

Answer 18

Moons

Question 19

Orbit the Sun

Answer 19

Planets

Question 20

First layer of Sun’s atmosphere. The layer you can see.

Answer 20

Photosphere

Question 21

Middle layer of the Sun’s atmosphere known for its orange red color.

Answer 21

Chromosphere

Question 22

Outermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere, crown like.

Answer 22

Corona

Question 23

Cooler darker regions on the Sun’s surface.

Answer 23

Sunspot

Question 24

When a sunspot erupts and releases solar winds

Answer 24

Solar Flare

Question 25

When two sunspots connect in a loop of gases

Answer 25

Prominences

Question 26

Causes day and night

Answer 26

Rotation

Question 27

Causes the seasons

Answer 27

Earth's revolution around the sun, and Earth's tilt.

Question 28

Spinning

Answer 28

Rotation

Question 29

Takes a year or 365 days

Answer 29

Revolution

Question 30

Takes 24 hours

Answer 30

Rotation

Question 31

Orbiting

Answer 31

Revolution

Question 32

Causes the sun to rise in the east and set in the west

Answer 32

Rotation

Question 33

Longest day

Answer 33

Summer solstice

Question 34

Longest Night

Answer 34

Winter Solstice

Question 35

Equal amount of day and night

Answer 35

Equinox

Question 36

Waxing

Answer 36

Adding light onto the moon. Heading into a full moon.

Question 37

Waning

Answer 37

Taking light off. Heading into a new moon.

Question 38

Crescent

Answer 38

1/4 of moon lit. Mostly dark.

Question 39

Gibbous Moon

Answer 39

Mostly lit. 3/4 lit

Question 40

Full Moon

Answer 40

Entire lit side is showing. Earth between sun and moon.

Question 41

New Moon

Answer 41

No lit side showing. Moon is between Earth and Sun.

Question 42

What causes the moon phases?

Answer 42

The revolution of the moon. Based on the moons position, on certain amounts of the lit side is seen.

Question 43

Eclipse

Answer 43

Shadowed

Question 44

Lunar eclipse

Answer 44

When Earth puts a shadow on Moon.

Question 45

Solar eclipse

Answer 45

When Moon puts a shadow on Earth.

Question 46

Which eclipse is viewed during the day?

Answer 46

Solar eclipse

Question 47

Which eclipse is viewed at night?

Answer 47

Lunar Eclipse

Question 48

Which eclipse is the moon between the Sun and Earth?

Answer 48

Solar eclipse

Question 49

Which eclipse is the Earth between the Sun and Moon?

Answer 49

Lunar eclipse

Question 50

What moon is associated with the solar eclipse?

Answer 50

New moon

Question 51

What moon phase is associated with the lunar eclipse?

Answer 51

Full moon

Question 52

Darkest part of shadow

Answer 52

Umbra

Question 53

Lightest part of shadow

Answer 53

Penumbra

Question 54

Neap tide

Answer 54

Little difference between high tide and low tide.

Question 55

When does a neap tide occur?

Answer 55

When the Sun, Earth, and Moon are at right angles. During 1st or 3rd Quarter moons.

Question 56

Spring Tide

Answer 56

Highest high tide, and lowest low tide.

Question 57

When do spring tides occur?

Answer 57

When Earth, Sun, and Moon are aligned. At Full moon or New moon phases.

Question 58

Low tide

Answer 58

When the tide level recedes.

Question 59

High tide

Answer 59

When the tide level rises.

Question 60

What causes tides?

Answer 60

The moon's and Sun's gravitational pull on Earth's water. The moon has a greater pull because it is closer.

Question 61

What causes objects in space to stay on their orbital path?

Answer 61

Gravity

Question 62

What keeps the objects in space in motion?

Answer 62

Inertia

Question 63

Weight

Answer 63

Amount of gravitational pull of an object.

Question 64

Mass

Answer 64

Amount of matter in an object.

Question 65

How does a different planet affect the weight of an object?

Answer 65

Weight will increase if the planet has more mass than Earth, it will decrease if it has less mass than Earth.

Question 66

How does distance affect gravity

Answer 66

Gravitational pull is stronger the closer it is.

Question 67

Tool used to measure mass, and unit of measure

Answer 67

Tool: triple beam balance, unit: gram

Question 68

Tool used to measure weight, and unit of measure:

Answer 68

Tool: Spring scale, Unit of Measure: newtons