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Cosmic Insights - Explore the Universe with These Astronomy Questions

Test your celestial knowledge with questions about the sun, stars, moon, Earth's revolution, and more! Learn about eclipses, tides, and cosmic phenomena to discover the secrets of the universe. Unveil facts about the night sky, day and night cycles, and the changing views of Earth and space. Challenge yourself with questions from 1st to 5th grade levels and see if you are truly smarter than a 5th grader in astronomy!

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Cosmic Insights - Explore the Universe with These Astronomy Questions

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  1. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?Astronomy Edition

  2. 1,000,000 500,000 300,000 5th Grade Sun 5th Grade Revolution Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? 175,000 100,000 4th Grade Stars 4th Grade Earth 50,000 3rd Grade Moon 3rd Grade Seasons 25,000 10,000 2nd Grade Day and Night 2nd Grade Moon 5,000 2,000 1st Grade Ocean 1st Grade Conclusions 1,000

  3. 5th Grade Sun Question • From Earth, we see the sun in the day sky and other stars in the night sky. Nighttime stars look like tiny points of light. Why do nighttime stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

  4. 5th Grade Sun Answer • The stars are much farther away than the sun

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  6. 5th Grade Revolution Question • Describe the moon-sun-earth relationship.

  7. 5th Grade Revolution Answer • Earth revolves around the sun, and the moon revolves around the Earth.

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  9. 4th Grade Stars Question • Why do some stars look bigger than others?

  10. 4th Grade Stars Answer • They are closer to Earth

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  12. 4th Grade Earth Question • Why does the surface of Earth appear flat?

  13. 4th Grade Earth Answer • Earth is a sphere, but it looks flat because you only see part of the sphere

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  15. 3rd Grade Moon Question • Why does the moon look dark during the new moon phase?

  16. 3rd Grade Moon Answer • We see the half of the moon that is not lit by the sun

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  18. 3rd Grade Seasons Question • What causes the seasons?

  19. 3rd Grade Seasons Answer • The 23 ½ degree tilt of Earth’s axis and Earth’s Revolution around the sun

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  21. 2nd Grade Day and Night Question • What causes day and night?

  22. 2nd Grade Day and Night Answer • Earth’s rotation on its axis

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  24. 2nd Grade Moon Question • What causes the moon to have different phases?

  25. 2nd Grade Moon Answer • Only half of the moon is ever lit by the sun, and we cannot always see all of that side

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  27. 1st Grade Ocean Question • What causes the change in ocean tides on Earth?

  28. 1st Grade Ocean Answer • The moon’s gravity

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  30. 1st Grade Conclusions Question • What are two ideas about Earth or space that have changed over the years?

  31. 1st Grade Conclusions Answer • Pluto is not a planet • Earth’s orbit is an ellipse • The sun is at the center of the solar system

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  33. Million Dollar QuestionTopic Eclipses

  34. 1,000,000 Question • Describe the positions of the Earth, moon, and sun in a solar eclipse and in a lunar eclipse

  35. 1,000,000 Answer • Solar eclipse = • Sun, Moon, Earth • Lunar eclipse = • Sun, Earth, Moon

  36. Thanks for Playing

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