2. Start the Game! Bibliography

3. Fun In The Sun 400 Galactic Goodies Crazy Facts All About Asteroids Planets & Pluto 100 500 300 200 100 500 400 300 400 200 300 400 200 300 100 200 300 400 500

4. Fun In The Sun: 100 Approximately how old is the sun? Answer

5. Fun In The Sun: 200 How long does it take light from the sun to reach Earth? Answer

6. Fun In The Sun: 300 This happens when hydrogen and helium come together Answer

7. Fun In The Sun: 400 Answer What are the two elements that comprise the majority of the sun?

8. Fun In The Sun: 500 Earth completes a full rotation around the sun every 24 hours. During this time, the region near the equator will experience this many hours of daylight and darkness Answer

9. Planets & Pluto: 100 This planet is both the largest and the brightest planet in the solar system. Answer

10. Planets & Pluto: 200 Gas giant atmospheres are more __________________ than terrestrial planets. Answer

11. Planets & Pluto: 300 What measures the true brightness of a star? Answer

12. Planets & Pluto: 400 Rocks that were found on the moon that tell us how old the moon is are called what Answer

13. Planets & Pluto: 500 Name the eight planets in order by increasing distance from the sun (closest to furthest). Answer

14. All About Asteroids: 100 Where are comets located in our solar system? Answer

15. All About Asteroids: 200 By studying smaller bodies such as asteroids and comets, we learn…… Answer

16. All About Asteroids: 300 A “shooting star” is also known as this. Answer

17. All About Asteroids: 400 What is the difference in a meteorite and a meteor? Answer

18. All About Asteroids: 500 Most asteroids orbit along the “main asteroid belt.” Between what two planets does this main belt exist? Answer

19. Crazy Facts: 100 The terrestrial planets are called “terrestrial” because Answer

20. Crazy Facts: 200 Earth’s period of revolution Answer

21. Crazy Facts: 300 What is the difference in a comet and an asteriod? Answer

22. Crazy Facts: 400 This measures the distance between Earth and faraway stars. Answer

23. Crazy Facts: 500 The most useful unit for measuring distance in the solar system Answer

24. Galactic Goodies: 100 This galaxy encompasses the sun and its solar system. It also shares its name with a delicious treat! Answer

25. Galactic Goodies: 200 This astronaut became the first person to walk on the moon in 1969. Answer

26. Galactic Goodies: 300 This occurs when a small meteoroid enters the earth’s atmosphere, giving the appearance of a “shooting star.” Answer

27. Galactic Goodies: 400 Nothing can escape from this object because of its intensely strong gravitational field. Answer

28. Galactic Goodies: 500 What does N.A.S.A. stand for? Answer

29. Fun In The Sun: 100 Over 4.5 Billion Years Old Back to the Game Board!

30. Fun In The Sun: 200 8 minutes Back to the Game Board!

31. Fun In The Sun: 300 Nuclear fusion Back to the Game Board!

32. Fun In The Sun: 400 Hydrogen and Helium Back to the Game Board!

33. Fun In The Sun: 500 12 Back to the Game Board!

34. Planets & Pluto: 100 Jupiter Back to the Game Board!

35. Planets & Pluto: 200 massive Back to the Game Board!

36. Planets & Pluto: 300 Absolute magnitude Back to the Game Board!

37. Planets & Pluto: 400 Lunar rocks Back to the Game Board!

38. Planets & Pluto: 500 Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Back to the Game Board!

39. All About Asteroids: 100 The Oort Cloud or the Kuiper Belt Back to the Game Board!

40. All About Asteroids: 200 The history of our solar system. Back to the Game Board!

41. All About Asteroids: 300 meteor Back to the Game Board!

42. All About Asteroids: 400 A meteorite enters Earth’s atmosphere and hits the ground. A meteor burns up before it hits the ground. Back to the Game Board!

43. All About Asteroids: 500 Mars and Jupiter Back to the Game Board!

44. Crazy Facts: 100 They resemble Earth Back to the Game Board!

45. Crazy Facts: 200 365.25 days Back to the Game Board!

46. Crazy Comets: 300 A comet is icy and rocky and has two tails. Back to the Game Board!

47. Crazy Comets: 400 Light-year Back to the Game Board!

48. Crazy Comets: 500 Astronomical unit (AU) Back to the Game Board!

49. Galactic Goodies: 100 Milky Way Back to the Game Board!

50. Galactic Goodies: 200 Neil Armstrong Back to the Game Board!

51. Galactic Goodies: 300 Meteor Back to the Game Board!

52. Galactic Goodies: 400 Black hole Back to the Game Board!

53. Galactic Goodies: 500 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Back to the Game Board!

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55. ImagesImages Albrecht, Dr. R. NSSDC Photo Gallery Pluto. 23 Jan 2007. Chemistry Daily. Solar System. 23 Jan 2007. Hamilton, Calvin J. Asteroid Ceres. 23 Jan 2007. International Meteor Organization. International Meteor Organization. 25 Jan 2007. Knott, Theresa. Asteroid Belt Between Mars and Jupiter. 25 Jan 2007. Marien, Robert. Halley’s Comet. 25 Jan 2007. Miami County. Nearby Attractions. 23 Jan 2007. NASA. Asteroids. 25 Jan 2007. NASA. Asteroids – The Minor Planets. 25 Jan 2007. Albrecht, Dr. R. NSSDC Photo Gallery Pluto. 23 Jan 2007. Chemistry Daily. Solar System. 23 Jan 2007. Hamilton, Calvin J. Asteroid Ceres. 23 Jan 2007. International Meteor Organization. International Meteor Organization. 25 Jan 2007. Knott, Theresa. Asteroid Belt Between Mars and Jupiter. 25 Jan 2007. Marien, Robert. Halley’s Comet. 25 Jan 2007. Miami County. Nearby Attractions. 23 Jan 2007. NASA. Asteroids. 25 Jan 2007. NASA. Asteroids – The Minor Planets. 25 Jan 2007.

56. Images (continued) NASA. Feature: A Texas Sized Space Rock. 23 Jan 2007. <http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features-print.cfm?feature=545> NASA. The Milky Way Galaxy. 25 Jan 2007. NASA. Radiative Zone. 25 Jan 2007. <http://solar-heliospheric.engin.umich.edu/hjenning/RadiativeZone.html> NASA/JPL. Planetary Sciences Are Out Of This World! 23 Jan 2007. <http://planets.agu.org/> NASA/LMSAL. New Technique Pinpoints Solar Flare-Ups. 25 Jan 2007. <http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7858> Pidwirny, Michael. Fundamentals of Physical Geography. 23 Jan 2007. <http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10h.html> Royal Swedish Academy of Science. New Photos of Sun Are Most Detailed Ever. 25 Jan 2007. <http://www.space.com/…/sunspot_detail_021113.html Rubin, Julian. Asteroid K-12 Experiments & Background Information. 25 Jan 2007. <http://www.juliantrubin.com/encyclopedia/astronomy/asteroid.html

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