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QUESTION ANSWER 89. How far is the nearest star not in our solar system? Approximately 4.3 light years 90. Can the moon be claimed by any nation? No 91. Why are communication satellites important? They relay information between 2 points on the Earth. 92. What are extrasolar planets? Planets that orbit other stars. 93. What tools do the National Weather Service use to learn about cloud cover? Weather satellites 94. What are the northern lights? Charged ions that get trapped in the Earth’s magnetic field and interact with the atmosphere 95. TRUE or FALSE: Energy is emitted from quasars as radio waves and light. True 96. TRUE or FALSE: The speed of light in air is nearly the same as it is in space. True 97. TRUE or FALSE: Light bouncing off an object is reflected. True 98. TRUE or FALSE: Distortions occur in reflecting telescopes. True 99. TRUE or FALSE: The refracting telescope was used by the Italian astronomer Galileo. True 100. TRUE or FALSE: Most galaxies contain thousands of stars. True 101. The band of hazy light made up of millions of stars that appears across the night sky is called the _______ . Milky Way 102. What direction does a comet’s tail point? Away from the Sun 103. What is a neutron star? A collapsed star consisting entirely of neutrons; the end result of a supernova. 104. What is a Neutrino? Subatomic particle with zero mass. 105. How fast does light travel? 186,000 miles per second 106. What is a light-year? The distance light travels in one year (almost 6 trillion miles) 107. Two stars in orbit around each other make a _______ . Binary star. 108. What is the winter solstice? When the daylight is shortest-the sun is farthest south in the northern hemisphere and the farthest north in the southern hemisphere. 109. What is the summer solstice? When the daylight is longest-the sun is farthest north in the northern hemisphere and the farthest south in the southern hemisphere. 110. When is the Sun at its Zenith? When it is directly over the observer. Directions: 111. How does the moon’s orbit affect the oceans? It causes the tides to rise and fall. 112. What is a shooting star? A meteor burning up as it enters Earth’s atmosphere. 113. What is an orbit? The path one body takes as it revolves around another. 1 Choose a timekeeper. You also will need a monitor - teacher or student - to keep track of correct answers. 114. A very compact star close to the end of its life that emits white light is a _______ . White Dwarf 2 Divide the class into two lines of equal length, students facing each other. 115. An exploding star is a _______ . Supernova 3 At the timekeeper’s signal, toss Clever Catch® to the first student. As quickly as possible, this student reads and answers the problem underneath his/her left thumb. *Bold = advanced questions Clever Catch® ASTRONOMY Your Astronomy Clever Catch® provides an excellent way for children to learn about the universe, how we perceive it, and how we interact within it. Clever catch® can be used at school in organized classroom activities. It can also be used on the playground or at home. 115 questions are included. Grades 4+, Ages 9+. BASIC PLAY: Basic play for Clever Catch® is simple. Two or more players toss the ball to each other, answering the problem underneath or closest to their left thumb. Each problem is numbered and enclosed in its own space, assuring the child will know which problem to answer. Answers are provided in this insert for independent play by students. PLAYOFFS: Pairs of children toss the ball back and forth for one minute answering problems. A scorekeeper tallies which team has the most correct answers in the time limit. BEAT THE CLOCK: The entire class plays cooperatively as one team, trying to better its own time and number of correct answers in each game. 4 This student then tosses Clever Catch® to the student directly across from him/her in the second line. This student reads and answers the problem under his/her left thumb. MORE CLEVER CATCH® TITLES AT WWW.AMEP.COM 5 Play continues until all students in both lines have had a turn. When the last student has answered, the time and correct number of answers are recorded. ©2016 AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS LLC To order, or request a catalog of additional educational materials, contact your local school supply dealer or American Educational Products LLC at 1.800.289.9299. P.O. BOX 2121 FORT COLLINS, CO 80522 800.289.9299 WWW.AMEP.COM #SR-1414 QUESTION ANSWER QUESTION ANSWER 1. TRUE or FALSE: The Earth rotates on its axis. True 2. TRUE or FALSE: The Earth revolves around the Sun. True 47. What is a solar eclipse? When the shadow of the moon passes across the lighted side of the Earth 3. TRUE or FALSE: The Sun is a star. True 4. TRUE or FALSE: A star is a mass of burning gas. True 48. What is an astronomical unit? The average distance between the Earth and the Sun. 49. Why is Venus called Earth’s sister planet? 5. TRUE or FALSE: The sun goes out 12 hours a day. Because it is similar in mass, density, and size False 50. What is a satellite? 6. A small body or moon orbiting a planet. TRUE or FALSE: The sun lights up the whole Earth at the same time. False 51. Why is Mars called the red planet? Because its surface is reddish in color. 52. What is the asteroid belt? 7. TRUE or FALSE: The Earth is rotating all of the time. True Small planetary bodies that circle the sun in a belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. 8. TRUE or FALSE: Right now it is night on some part of the Earth True 53. Why is Jupiter called a gaseous planet? It has no solid crust. 54. Jupiter has how many satellites? 67 9. TRUE or FALSE: The Sun is lighting up part of the Earth when it is night where you live. True 55. What are comets? Silicate rock and metal particles embedded in ice. 56. What is a star? 10. TRUE or FALSE: The Earth is tilted on its axis. True A celestial object that consists of hot gasses and emits light and radiation, like a Sun. 11. The Earth _______ once every twenty-four hours. Rotates 57. It takes the Earth _______ days to travel once around the sun. 365 1/4 days What instrument measures a star’s brightness when observed from Earth? Photometer indicates the star’s magnitude. 12. 13. One turn of the Earth takes _______ hours. 24 hours. 58. Describe what a variable star is. A star that changes its magnitude. 14. Does the sun travel around the Earth? No 59. What is a constellation? A group of stars that form an image. 15. When it is noon where you live, it is _______ on the other side midnight of the world. 60. What is the celestial equator? The extension of the Earth’s equator onto the Celestial Sphere that divides it into two hemispheres. 16. The United States has _______ time zones. six 61. What is the zodiac? The 12 constellations along the ecliptic 17. The first planet from the Sun is _______ . Mercury 62. What does the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram show? The relationship between the stars’ color and their energy. 18. The second planet from the Sun is _______ . Venus 63. It becomes a Red Giant. 19. The third planet from the Sun is _______ . Earth How will a yellow star, like the sun, change when its supply of hydrogen is gone? 20. The fourth planet from the Sun is _______ . Mars 64. What is a supernova? An exploding star. 21. The fifth planet from the Sun is _______ . Jupiter 65. What is a neutron star? A very small dense star. 22. The sixth planet from the Sun is _______ . Saturn 66. TRUE or FALSE: The path of a planet’s orbit around the Sun is elliptical. TRUE 23. The seventh planet from the Sun is _______ . Uranus 67. What is a black hole? A collapsed star. 24. The eighth planet from the Sun is _______ . Neptune 68. How many layers are there in the sun? 6 25. The ninth planet from the Sun is _______ . unnamed and undiscovered 69. What are Sun Spots? A local magnetic field on the Sun that appears like a dark spot. 26. All of the planets in our solar system _______ around the Sun. Revolve or Orbit 70. What is the solar wind? High energy radiation from the Sun. 27. The Sun, planets, comets, and moons are all part of our _______ . Solar System 71. What are Solar Flares? Parts of the outer surface of the Sun that are ejected into space. 28. The Earth’s moon has _______ phases. eight total, four major 72. What is a galaxy? A large group of stars. 29. You see the Earth’s moon because the light from the _______ is shining on it. Sun 73. In what galaxy is the Sun? The Milky Way galaxy 74. What is a star cluster? Groups of stars which are close together. 30. When the moon is directly between the Earth and Sun, can we see it from Earth? NO 75. What is a quasar? An astronomical object that emits strong radio waves and light. 76. What is the Big Bang Theory? 31. The pot holes in the moon are called _______. craters The theory that the universe was created at one instance in time and expanded rapidly. 32. People who travel in a spacecraft are called _______. Astronauts 77. What is a telescope? 33. Planets closest to the Sun are very _______. Hot An instrument used to gather light and magnify images from distant objects. 34. How many stars are in our Solar System? one 78. What is the difference between a telescope and a microscope? 35. Constellations are groups of _______ . stars A telescope is an instrument used to magnify objects far away, and a microscope is an instrument used to magnify microscopic items. 36. The Milky Way is the name of a _______ . galaxy 79. Name a dwarf planet. Ceres, Pluto, Makemake, Eris, Haumea 37. Astronomy is the study of the _______ . planets, sun, stars 80. What are radio waves? Long wavelength electromagnetic waves. 38. The North Star can be found from the two pointer stars in the _______ . Big Dipper (Ursa Major) 81. What is Newton’s third law of motion? For every action there is an equal, but opposite, reaction. 82. What force keeps jet engines and rockets moving forward? 39. What is the force that attracts one body to another? Gravity Thrust; however rockets in space stop delivering thrust and coast on momentum. 40. Is the Earth smaller or larger than the Sun? Smaller 83. When did the United States put its first satellite into orbit? 1958 41. What degree is the Earth tilted on its axis? 23.5 degrees 84. Do moons only orbit planets? No 42. What direction does the Earth rotate on its axis? Counterclockwise 85. Who was the first person to “walk” in space? Colonel Alexei Leonov 43. What is the largest planet in our Solar System? Jupiter 86. What year did the Russians launch Sputnik? 1957 44. Does the Earth’s revolution affect our seasons on Earth? yes 87. Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin. 45. What are the phases of the moon? new, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent. Name the Astronauts aboard the first mission to land on the moon. 88. What is a dwarf planet? 46. What is a lunar eclipse? When the Earth’s shadow falls on part of the moon’s surface. An object that orbits the sun, is spherical, but has not cleared its orbit of other objects. *Bold = advanced questions *Bold = advanced questions