Space

Question 1

The sun, the planets, and smaller bodies

Answer 1

Solar system

Question 2

A group of millions or billions of stars held together by their own gravity

Answer 2

Galaxy

Question 3

Everything, space and all the matter and energy in it

Answer 3

Universe

Question 4

An object that orbits a more massive object

Answer 4

Satellite

Question 5

When an object strikes the surface of a larger object in space it explodes and leaves behind a round pit

Answer 5

Impact crater

Question 6

The earth rotates around an imaginary line through it’s center

Answer 6

Axis of rotation

Question 7

The motion of one object around another

Answer 7

Revolution

Question 8

Patterns of temperature changes and other weather trends over the course of the year

Answer 8

Season

Question 9

Sunlight shines on the southern and northern hemispheres

Answer 9

Equinox

Question 10

A dark spot on the moon

Answer 10

Mare

Question 11

Occurs when a shadow makes the sun or moon seem to grow dark

Answer 11

Eclipse

Question 12

Is the darkest part

Answer 12

Umbra

Question 13

Around the umbra is a spreading cone of lighter shadow

Answer 13

Penumbra

Question 14

Is earth’s average distance from the sun

Answer 14

Astronomic unit

Question 15

The shape of each orbit

Answer 15

Ellipse

Question 16

Are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars-the closest planets to the sun

Answer 16

Terrestrial planet

Question 17

Are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune-are made of mainly hydrogen, helium, and other gases

Answer 17

Gas giant

Question 18

Small, solid rocky bodies that orbit close to the sun

Answer 18

Asteroid

Question 19

A body that produces a coma of gas and dust

Answer 19

Comet

Question 20

A brief streak of light produced by a particle entering earth’s atmosphere at a high speed

Answer 20

Meteor

Question 21

A small object from outer space that passes through earth’s atmosphere and reaches the surface

Answer 21

Meteorite

Question 22

Having or representing the earth as the center

Answer 22

Geocentric

Question 23

Having or representing the sun as the center

Answer 23

Heliocentric

Question 24

The force that objects exert on each other because of their mass

Answer 24

Gravity

Question 25

The alternative rising and falling of the sea

Answer 25

Tide

Question 26

The moon at any time after a new moon, and before full moon

Answer 26

Waxing

Question 27

The moon at any time after a full moon and before new moon

Answer 27

Waning

Question 28

Of the moon or a planet:seen with more than half, but not all of the apparent disk illuminated

Answer 28

Gibbous moon

Question 29

The shape of the visible part of the moon when it is less than half full

Answer 29

Crescent moon

Question 30

The moon with it’s whole apparent disk illuminated

Answer 30

Full moon

Question 31

The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from earth,or shortly thereafter when it appears as a slender crescent

Answer 31

New moon

Question 32

The moons phase when it is in conjunction with the sun so that it’s dark side is toward the earth

Answer 32

Quarter moon

Question 33

The path of an object as it moves around another object because of the gravity

Answer 33

Orbit

Question 34

Longest and shortest days during the year

Answer 34

Solstice

Question 35

When day and night are equally

length

Answer 35

Equinox