1. Space Camp
Clickers Test

2. 1. The earth rotates on its:
Equator
Axis
Revolution
Rotation

3. 2. The Earth is:
Equator
Axis
Revolving
Rotating

4. 3. The moon ___ around Earth.
Equator
Axis
Revolves
Rotates

5. 4. Patterns of stars in the sky, like this one named Orion, is a _____.
Constellation
Star
Sun
Dot-to-Dot

6. 5. I am a ball of glowing hot gasses.
Planet
Star
North Star
Betelgeuse

7. 6. I am the star that appears over the North Pole year round.
Sun
Star
Polaris
Betelgeuse

8. 7. What season is the northern hemisphere having?
Summer
Winter
Spring/Fall

9. 8. Which season are the northern and southern hemispheres having?
Summer
Winter
Spring/Fall

10. 9. Seasons occur on Earth because:
The earth gets higher and lower in its orbit
The earth gets closer to and farther away from the sun.
The earth’s axis is tilted
The sun gets hotter and colder throughout the year

11. 10. Which moon phase am I? First quarter Full moon Last quarter
New moon

12. 11. Which moon phase will follow this moon?
First quarter
Full moon
Last quarter
New moon

13. 12. The shape of most orbits is an ______, or a squished circle.
Eclipse
Oval
Circle
Ellipse X

14. 13. Which moon phase am I? First quarter Full moon Last quarter
New moon

15. 14. Which moon phase will follow this moon?
First quarter
Full moon
Last quarter
New moon

16. 15. I am ______:
Lunar eclipse
Solar eclipse
Eclipse

17. 16. I am ______:
Lunar eclipse
Solar eclipse
Eclipse

18. 17. How do the moon phases occur?
It passes into Earth’s shadow
It’s really changing shape
When the moon revolves around earth, the amount of light that we see on it changes
It loses its moonlight

19. 18. How do the moon phases and eclipses differ?
Moon phases are caused by shadows, eclipses by the amount of the sun’s light being seen.
They’re the same thing
Moon phases are cause by the amount of the sun’s light being seen, eclipses are caused by shadows.

20. 19. We are able to see the moon shine because:
It makes its own light
The stars reflect on the moon
It reflects light from the sun

21. 20. Why do the stars and constellations change position throughout the year?
The stars are moving in space
The universe turns around Earth
We see the stars differently as we move through our orbit.