A large space rock that floats around in space. Can be found in the belt between the terrestrial and gaseous planets.

A rotating group of stars and planets, such as the Milky Way, or Andromeda.

A group of stars that form a picture if you really squint at it and use your imagination

A circular path around a planet or a star. 

The distance light can travel in 365 days. This is a measure of speed, similar to km per hour, but WAY WAY WAY FASTER!

The layer of gas and oxygen that surrounds the Earth and is held there by gravity. 

An object that orbits a planet. Example. The moon.

An object that enters our atmosphere, friction causing it to burning up.

A giant ball of ice and dust that comes from outer space. It appears to have a tail as it gets closer to the sun.

The closest planet to the sun is?

Large band of rocks that orbit the sun between Jupiter and Mars. ________________

Our Sun belongs to the galaxy know as the _____________________.

The study of the Universe and all of the bodies that appear in the sky.

Everything that exists: our planet, sun, other plants, everything in our solar system, all other galaxies and all the 'space' between them

The motion of a planet along its orbit around the sun. For example, the Earth takes 365 days to travel this orbit.

The motion of a planet satellite, or the sun around its north-south axis. It takes Earth 24 hours to do this once.

Once a year the Sun reaches its highest and lowest points in the sky at mid-day. For the Northern-hemisphere (where we are) the lowest point is the day we have the least amount of sunlight hours. This takes place on December 21st. The highest point which has the greatest number of daylight hours is June 21st.

When more than half of the moon is illuminated (bright due to reflected sunlight)

When none of the visible part of the moon is illuminated by the sun.

The half of the moon phase when the illuminated portion is increasing

The half of the moon cycle when the illuminated part of the moon is decreasing.

Which celestial bodies emit light?

What is the safest way to look at the sun?

When could you see a solar eclipse?

At what time of the day would the sun cast the shortest shadow?

At which time would you see the longest shadow?

What is the biggest disadvantage of a sundial?

What is the main reason we have four seasons?

At the North Pole, continuous darkness occurs

When is the summer solstice?

The summer solstice is

What is special about the vernal equinox?

December 21 is

What is Mrs. Horsley's favourite food?

Clusters of stars that appear together in a particular pattern

What can you see in the Night Sky?

The spinning of the earth on its axis is know as

The imaginary line that goes through the planet earth is known as

In the winter, the northern hemisphere is tipped

Halfway in between the summer adn the winter solstices are the quinoxes. On these days all locations on earth receive exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night.

How long does it take Earth to rotate once on its own axis?

The next solar eclipse that will occur is on April 8, 2024. If you want to observe it, what would you need to view it safely?

True or False: When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere (where we live) it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

Select everything that is BIGGER than the planet Earth.

What is special about the fall and spring equinox?

Select everything that emits light.

Select everything that reflects light.

What time of day is our shadow the shortest?

What time of day is our shadow the longest?

Days are shorter in the winter than they are in the summer because:

What two gasses are the sun mainly composed of?

The location of the sun in the sky is dependent on the time of day and the month of the day. Which of the below is a true statement about the location of the sun in the sky relative to the month?

At what point is the Northern hemisphere in Summer?

What is it called when the Earth is in position B?

At what point is in the Northern hemisphere is the first day of spring?

What point has the longest daylight hours and the shortest nighttime hours in the Northern Hemisphere?

It takes a full year for the Earth to revolve around:

From the pictures below, which image best represents when the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing Winter?

From the pictures below, which image best represents when the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing Summer?

What direction does the sun rise in?

Clusters of stars that appear together in a particular pattern

What can you see in the Night Sky?

The spinning of the earth on its axis is know as

The imaginary line that goes through the planet earth is known as

In the winter, the northern hemisphere is tipped

Halfway in between the summer and the winter solstices are the equinoxes. On these days all locations on earth receive exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night.

Which celestial bodies emit light?

What is the safest way to look at the sun?

When could you see a solar eclipse?

At what time of the day would the sun cast the shortest shadow?

At which time would you see the longest shadow?

What is the biggest disadvantage of a sundial?

What is the main reason we have four seasons?

At the North Pole, continuous darkness occurs

When is the summer solstice?

The summer solstice is

What is special about the vernal equinox?

December 21 is

The closest planet to the sun is?

Large band of rocks that orbit the sun between Jupiter and Mars. ________________

Our Sun belongs to the galaxy know as the _____________________.

The study of the Universe and all of the bodies that appear in the sky.

Everything that exists: our planet, sun, other plants, everything in our solar system, all other galaxies and all the 'space' between them

The motion of a planet along its orbit around the sun. For example, the Earth takes 365 days to travel this orbit.

The motion of a planet satellite, or the sun around its north-south axis. It takes Earth 24 hours to do this once.

Once a year the Sun reaches its highest and lowest points in the sky at mid-day. For the Northern-hemisphere (where we are) the lowest point is the day we have the least amount of sunlight hours. This takes place on December 21st. The highest point which has the greatest number of daylight hours is June 21st.

When more than half of the moon is illuminated (bright due to reflected sunlight)

When none of the visible part of the moon is illuminated by the sun.

The sliver of the moon phase when the illuminated portion is increasing

The half of the moon cycle when the illuminated part of the moon is decreasing.

The half of the moon cycle when the illuminated part of the moon is decreasing.

The moon makes a complete revolution around Earth approximately once each

In order to safely view the sun, a person should...

If the position marked W on the diagram above represents the constellation Cepheus in June, then the position marked Y represents the constellation Cepheus in

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Which of the following diagrams shows the orientation of Earth when it is summer in Canada?

Paul wanted to investigate the movement of the Sun over the course of a day. He used a sundial to measure the length of a shadow once every hour from sunrise to sunset.

Which of the following variables must be kept the same in order to obtain reliable data from this activity?

One similarity between asteroids and ___________ is that both ___________ light

Students are asked to measure the length of the shadow on a sundial once every hour from sunrise to sunset. Which graph most likely represents data gathered during summer?

What is the order of your "address" from least to greatest?

The order of the Inner Planets is:

The order of the Outer Planets is:

The Inner Planets are made of mainly:

The Outer Planets are made mostly of:

The International Space Station is:

The name of the exploration spacecraft that landed on Mars February 18, 2021is:

The first spacecraft sent to study Mercury was:

_______________________ was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin formed the American crew that landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969.

The telescope which has a crystal-clear view of the universe and has revolutionized astronomy since its launch and deployment by the space shuttle Discovery in 1990 is called__________________________

Jupiter has more than 79 moons. Its 4 most well-known moons are called:

These two planets do not have any moons: