Are You Smarter Than a 4 th Grader?

Are You Smarter Than a 4th Grader?

1,000,000 500,000 300,000 5th Grade Topic 1 5th Grade Topic 2 Are You Smarter Than a 4th Grader?Stars, Star Patterns, and Planets Edition! 175,000 100,000 4th Grade Topic 3 4th Grade Topic 4 50,000 3rd Grade Topic 5 3rd Grade Topic 6 25,000 10,000 2nd Grade Topic 7 2nd Grade Topic 8 5,000 2,000 1st Grade Topic 9 1st Grade Topic 10 1,000

5th Grade Topic 1 Question • What instrument would astronomers use to study the stars?

5th Grade Topic 1 Answer • A telescope! Remember the V.L.T telescope From ‘Hidden Universe’ ! Return

5th Grade Topic 2 Question • Why do the positions of the stars seem to change as the seasons change?

5th Grade Topic 2 Answer • As the Earth makes it’s trek around the Sun, different parts of the sky become visible to us on Earth! • 5 Bonus Points!- What star can we usually see no matter what time of year it is? Return

4th Grade Topic 3 Question • How do we classify the planets?

4th Grade Topic 3 Answer • We classify the planets as either inner or outer! The Inner planets consist of Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The Outer planets consist Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. We also call the Inner planets terrestrial planets, and the Outer planets gas giants. • 5 Bonus Points!- What separates the Inner and Outer planets? Return

4th Grade Topic 4 Question • What two gases make up most of the Sun?

4th Grade Topic 4 Answer • The Sun is primarily made out of helium and hydrogen gasses. The Sun is also considered a yellow star! Return

3rd Grade Topic 5 Question • Which moon phase occurs approximately 3 weeks after new moon?

3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer • 3rd quarter! Return

3rd Grade Topic 6 Question • Earth rotates on it’s axis. This motion explains…………

3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer • Earth spinning on it’s axis explains why the Earth has day and night. Its takes the earth 24 hours to make a full rotation. Return

2nd Grade Topic 7 Question • What are the ways in which we can categorize the stars?

2nd Grade Topic 7 Answer • We can categorize stars by their size, their color, and their brightness. A star’s color is especially important because it tells us how hot the star is! Return

2nd Grade Topic 8 Question • What is the imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole?

2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer • The axis! Our axis runs from north to south, down the center of the Earth. The earth is also tilted on it’s axis. Our axis is tilted at approximately 23 degrees! Return

1st Grade Topic 9 Question • What are planets?

1st Grade Topic 9 Answer • Planets are large objects that orbit a star! In our solar system, the planets orbit the sun! Return

1st Grade Topic 10 Question • What is a star?

1st Grade Topic 10 Answer • A star is a ball of superheated gas! Return

Million Dollar QuestionGrade Level Topic 11

1,000,000 Question • There is a large object that floats in space and takes pictures of the stars and planets. Can you name this large object?

1,000,000 Answer • The Hubble Space Telescope! Return

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Are You Smarter Than a 4 th Grader?