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Explore the Universe: Moon, Stars, and Planets

Discover interesting facts about celestial bodies like the moon, stars, and planets. Learn about notable astronomers, telescopes, lunar phases, and astronomical theories.

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Explore the Universe: Moon, Stars, and Planets

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  1. Ready…Set…

  2. When the Moon’s shadow falls on the Earth

  3. An Earth - centered theory

  4. This type of telescope was improved by Galileo Galilea

  5. This causes day and night to occur in a 24 hour period.

  6. Galileo proved that not all planets revolve around the Earth when he discovered these.

  7. Highest of the high tides

  8. He wrote the Almagest

  9. To see a full eclipse you must be standing in the…

  10. He proved that Copernicus was correct

  11. Which are circumpolar? Cassiopeia Cygnus Orion Ursa Major Scorpios

  12. By the time the new moon goes through its phases and back to new moon again, the Earth will have rotated this many times.

  13. What constellation is this?

  14. Is the line that separates the inner planets from the outer planets

  15. Which theory does the image below support?

  16. S I

  17. The study of the moon ,stars and other objects in space

  18. Name the constellation

  19. This imaginary line is called…

  20. Name the constellation

  21. Different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called…

  22. List the layers of the sun from the core out.

  23. Sun centered theory

  24. This occurs when the noon sun is directly overhead at 23.5 degrees North or South latitude

  25. Name the constellation.

  26. What phase is missing? • First quarter • Waning gibbous • Waxing crescent • Third quarter • New moon • Waining crescent • Full moon

  27. Percival Lowell Discovered this planet.

  28. When a planet spins it is…

  29. A northern constellation seen all year long.

  30. June 21

  31. Invented by Isaac Newton, this telescope uses a mirror to focus light .

  32. Discovered that planets move in an oval shaped orbit

  33. This happens once every 29.5 days

  34. Also known as the “lunar seas”

  35. The sun and moon seem to move because of this.

  36. What theory does this image show?

  37. The Earth will have rotated this many times in one year.

  38. This phase of the moon is between the waxing gibbous and waxing crescent

  39. The amount of matter in an object

  40. How long does it take light to reach Earth from the sun?

  41. When sun light is blocked by the moon

  42. Quarter, Gibbous, Crescent,Full or New?

  43. Someone standing in the umbra would see this

  44. The Spinning of Earth on its axis is called this

  45. Studied Mars from an observatory located in Flagstaff Arizona that is named after him.

  46. A U’s

  47. The imaginary line that passes through Earth’s poles.

  48. Earth’s direction of rotation.

  49. The two most abundant gases in the universe

  50. LUNA

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