Space - the first frontier
Question 1
The winter solstice occurs when
The earth is closest to the sun (in that hemisphere)
The earth's tilt is toward the sun (in that hemisphere)
The earth's gravitational field is strongest (in that hemisphere)
The earth's polls shift from north to south (in that hemisphere)
Question 2
The moon appears lit up to us because
The stars behind and in front of it light it up
The earth's atmosphere lights it up!
The sun lights it up!
The moon gives off helium and nuclear energy
Question 3
A solar eclipse happens when
The sun reflects the moon back to earth
The moon blocks the sun from view
The sun blocks the moon from view
The earth's shadow blocks sun
Question 4
Tides are caused by...
the earth's gravitational pull
The sun's gravitational pull
The rotation of the earth
the moon's gravitational pull
Question 5
Pluto is no longer considered a planet because...
It is too far away
It is too small
It does not mean all the attributes of what makes a planet
Scientists didn't like the name or the planet
Question 6
The phase "dark side of the moon" refers to ...
That we only see the same side of the moon regardless of what phase it is in
The moon has a dark side
The earth blocks light to one side of the moon at all times
The moon sometimes disappears from view
Question 7
The next largest object in our solar system after moons are...
asteroids
satellites
comets
gas dwarfs
Question 8
A light year is...
9.5 billion kilometers
2 light years
10 million miles
9.5 trillion kilometers
Question 9
Another name for Polaris is?
Milky Way
North Star
Little Dipper
The Orion Warrior