2. Are You Smarter Than a 4 th Grader?

3. Are You Smarter Than a 4 th Grader? Stars, Star Patterns, and Planets Edition! 1,000,000 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 10 500,000 300,000 175,000 100,000 50,000 25,000 10,000 5,000 2,000 1,000

4. 5th Grade Topic 1 Question / What instrument would astronomers use to study the stars?

5. 5th Grade Topic 1 Answer Return / A telescope! Remember the V.L.T telescope From ‘Hidden Universe’ ! / A telescope! Remember the V.L.T telescope From ‘Hidden Universe’ !

6. 5th Grade Topic 2 Question / Why do the positions of the stars seem to change as the seasons change?

7. 5th Grade Topic 2 Answer Return / 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? / 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?

8. 4th Grade Topic 3 Question / How do we classify the planets?

9. 4th Grade Topic 3 Answer Return / 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? / 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?

10. 4th Grade Topic 4 Question / What two gases make up most of the Sun?

11. 4th Grade Topic 4 Answer Return / The Sun is primarily made out of helium and hydrogen gasses. The Sun is also considered a yellow star!

12. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Question / Which moon phase occurs approximately 3 weeks after new moon?

13. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer Return / 3 rd quarter! / 3 rd quarter!

14. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Question / Earth rotates on it’s axis. This motion explains…………

15. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer Return / 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. / 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.

16. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Question / What are the ways in which we can categorize the stars?

17. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Answer Return / 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!

18. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Question / What is the imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole?

19. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer Return / 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!

20. 1st Grade Topic 9 Question / What are planets?

21. 1st Grade Topic 9 Answer Return / Planets are large objects that orbit a star! In our solar system, the planets orbit the sun!

22. 1st Grade Topic 10 Question / What is a star?

23. 1st Grade Topic 10 Answer Return / A star is a ball of superheated gas!

24. Million Dollar Question Grade Level Topic 11

25. 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?

26. 1,000,000 Answer Return / The Hubble Space Telescope!

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