7th grade science planets, moon and more (test)
What is the average distance from the earth to the sun used as a standard unit of distance in the solar system?
Astronomical unit
What is the largest moon of Pluto discovered in 1978 by astronomer James Christy?
Charon
Which planet is often referred to as the blue planet due to its abundant water and atmosphere?
Earth
Which event marks the time when the sun crosses the celestial equator and day and night are of equal length?
Equinox
Which dwarf planet is known for having a highly elliptical orbit which takes it far beyond the orbit of Pluto at its furthest point?
Eris
What phase of the moon occurs when the moon is fully illuminated as seen from earth?
Full moon
Makemake is named after the creator deity of humanity and the god of fertility in the mythology of which culture?
Hawaiian
Eris, dwarf planet in our solar system is primarily composed of which material?
Ice and rock
What is the property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force?
Inertia
Which planet is the largest in our solar system
Jupiter
What phenomenon occurs when the earth passes between the sun and the moon casting a shadow on the moon?
Lunar eclipse
Which planet has the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons?
Mars
Which planet is known as the red planet due to its reddish appearance?
Mars
Which planet is closest to the sun
Mercury
Which planet has the great dark red spot a massive storm system, in its atmosphere?
Neptune
Which spacecraft conducted a flyby of Pluto in July 2015 providing detailed images and data about the dwarf planet and its moons?
New horizons
What is the phase of the moon when it is positioned between earth and the sun with its dark side facing earth?
New moon
What is it called when only a part of the sun is obscured by the moon as seen from earth?
Partial solar eclipse
Which celestial body was once classified as the ninth planet in our solar system but was later reclassified as a dwarf planet?
Pluto
Which planet is known for its prominent rings made up of ice particles, dust, and rocks?
Saturn
Which type of eclipse happens when the moon passes directly between the sun and earth blocking the sun's light?
Solar eclipse
Which term refers to the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator?
Solstice
Pluto and it's largest moon Charon are sometimes referred to as a double planet due to what characteristics?
Their similar sizes
During which type of solar eclipse is the sun completely covered by the moon as seen from earth?
Total solar eclipse
Which planet is tilted on its axis almost perpendicular to its orbit around the sun causing extreme seasonal variations?
Uranus
Which planet is often referred to as earth's sister planet due to its similar size and composition?
Venus
Which planet is the hottest in our solar system due to its thick atmosphere composed mainly of carbon dioxide
Venus
During which phase of the moon is only a small sliver of the moon visible with the right side illuminated in the northern hemisphere?
Waxing crescent moon
