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🔭 Astronomy and the Night Sky

Years 7 to 10 · Read up first
10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. Which planet is closest to the Sun?

2. How long does Earth take to spin once on its axis?

3. What is a solar eclipse?

4. What happened to Pluto in 2006?

5. What can the Southern Cross help you find at night?

6. What do we call a space rock that survives its fall and lands on the ground?

7. What will the Sun eventually become when it runs low on hydrogen fuel?

8. What is a light year?

9. In the Matariki tradition, how many stars of the cluster are named and honoured?

10. Some iwi mark the Māori New Year by a different star rising, because Matariki is hard to see from their area. Which star?

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