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Q: What is the earth’s nearest celestial neighbor? A: The moon Q: What is it’s distance from the earth? A: about 240,000 miles Click for Q & A

Q: What (object) governs the tide? A: The moon Click for Q & A

A: A shadow of one celestial object falls on another Q: What causes an eclipse? A: A shadow of one celestial object falls on another Click for Q & A

Do it: Showing the relative positions and movements of the earth, sun and moon. Show how an eclipse happens Use a light (sun) small sphere (earth) tiny sphere (moon)

Q: What is a shooting star? A: Actually it’s not a star. It is a meteor that falls to the earth. When they burn up in the atmosphere they leave a bright, short-lived streak in the sky. Click for Q & A

A: 5.88 trillion miles (Which is a light year) Q: How fast does light travel? Clue: 90x2+6 x1000 A: 186,000 miles per second Q: How far does light travel in a year? A: 5.88 trillion miles (Which is a light year) Click for Q & A

Q: What are the planets? Make a diagram.

Q: What is the difference between planets and fixed stars? A: Planet (means wanderer) each have their own orbit around the sun. Stars don’t Click for Q & A

Can you find it? Big Dipper Ursa Major Click for Answer

Can you find it? Little Dipper Ursa Minor Polaris – North Star Click for Answer Ursa Minor

Can you find it? Gamma Cassiopeia Click for Answer

Can you find it? Auriga Capella Click for Answer

Errai Can you find it? Cepheus Click for Answer

Can you find it? Bootes Arcturus Click for Answer

Betelgeuse Bellatrix Can you find it? Orion Rigel Click for Answer

From Ellen White Early Writings p From Ellen White Early Writings p. 41 “The atmosphere parted and rolled back; then we could look up through the open space in Orion, whence came the voice of God. The Holy City will come down through that open space.”

Can you find it? The Milky Way Click for Answer

The Morning Star Can you find it? The Evening Star It is actually Venus. It never appears on the opposite horizon from the sun due to its relative location to the sun. Click for Answer

Q: What is the aurora borealis? Q: What causes it? The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) are the result of electrons colliding with the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere. (Protons cause faint and diffuse aurora, usually not easily visible to the human eye.)

Q: Explain zenith and nadir

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