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The SunStars &

Constellations

Seasons The Moon EclipsesMeteors,

Comets, & Asteroids


How is energy produced in the

Sun?


What is the visible surface of the Sun

called?


What is the cloud of gas that surrounds

the Sun called?


What are the dark patches on the Sun

called?


How long does it take for the Sun’s

light to reach Earth?


What is a constellation?


Why do constellations move in our night sky by

season?


What is another name for the star

Polaris?


What constellation is most prominent or visible in the Winter

sky?


What is another name for the Ursa

Major constellation?


Why do we have seasons here on

Earth?


What direction is the Earth’s axis pointed during the summer

months in the Northern

Hemisphere?


What is another name for the longest day of

the year in the Northern

Hemisphere?


How many seasons do the North and South Poles experience?

Daily Double!!!


What is it called when the hours of daylight and darkness are the

same in both hemispheres on or about March 20?


Why do we see different phases or views of the moon

throughout the month?


What is it called when the moon lies between the Sun and the Earth

and the side of the moon facing the Earth

is not visible?


When the moon is aligned with the Sun and the Earth with

the Earth in the middle and we see the entire moon.


The term used to describe a moon

when we are seeing more and more of

the moon.


The term used to describe a moon that is less than a

quarter moon.


Created when the Earth lies between the moon and the

sun.


Created when the moon lies between the Earth and the

Sun creating a shadow on the

Earth.


What is the rarest type of eclipse to

occur or see?


Explain the difference between a

total eclipse and a partial eclipse?


Why do eclipses not occur every month on the moon’s orbit around the Earth?


Where most known asteroids are

located


The common name for a meteor

streaking across the sky


The direction the tail of a comet points


A meteor that strikes the Earth’s surface


A mass of frozen gases, cosmic dust, and rocky particles orbiting the sun in an elliptical orbit

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