Exploring Space and Weather

What is a planet?

• A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is generally required to be in orbit around a star, stellar remnant, or brown dwarf, and is not one itself.

• a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night

• it consists of the Sun and everything that orbits, or travels around, the Sun

• a planet is a heavenly body that is affecting our lives depending on the deity it was named after

What is a star?

• A star is a cold rock floating in space.

• A star is a giant ball of ice that reflects sunlight.

• A star is a big ball of hot gases.

• A star is a type of planet that orbits a sun.

How many known constellations are there in the entire sky?

• 88 constellations

• 45 constellations

• 19 constellations

• 188 constellations

What is the solar system?

• A type of planet in the Milky Way.

• A collection of stars in the galaxy.

• The solar system is the Sun and all celestial bodies that orbit it.

• The Earth and its atmosphere only.

What is the sun?

• A star that is the center of our solar system.

• A moon that reflects light from other stars.

• A planet orbiting the Earth.

• A large gas giant in the Milky Way.

What is solar energy?

• Energy generated by fossil fuels

• Energy from wind turbines

• Solar energy is the energy derived from the sun's radiation.

• Energy produced by geothermal sources

True or False: The spinning of Earth in it's axis is called rotation.

Why do we have day and night?

What causes the seasons?

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis.

• The tilt of the Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun.

• The gravitational pull of the stars.

• The distance from the Earth to the Moon.

What happens during evaporation in the water cycle?

• Evaporation is the process where water changes from liquid to vapor, driven by heat.

• Evaporation is the process of water being absorbed by soil.

• Evaporation occurs when vapor condenses into liquid water.

• Evaporation is when water freezes into ice.