Post Lesson Questions

Question 1

Can you explain the difference between rotation and revolution?

Question 2

Constellations that you can see depend on where you are on Earth. Why might this be?

Answer 2

Stars in a constellation can be light years apart so they look different from different angles.

Question 3

What clues do we have that ancient civilizations understood the movement of the Sun, Stars,
and planets?

Question 4

What is a light-year?

Question 5

What is a planet?

Question 6

What kind of star is our Sun?

Question 7

What are some similarities between the four inner planets?

Question 8

What are some similarities between the four outer planets?

Question 9

What are some similarities between the four outer planets?

Question 10

Where do most long-period comets come from?

Question 11

Can you name the Planets in order?

Question 12

Why don’t we have an eclipse every month?

Question 13

In your own words can you explain why we have seasons?

Question 14

Can you explain what the difference between a meteor and meteorite is?

Question 15

Can you explain briefly why comets have tails?

Question 16

What does the Sun do for Earth?

Question 17

In your own words, what is the name of the process in the core of the Sun, how does this work?
Don’t forget to mention the power source for the sun and the products.

Question 18

Label the Diagram with the layers of the Sun

Question 19

Draw and label the different parts of a comet

Question 20

Fill in the Phases of the moon diagram with the different phases and then label the phases.