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