Kids quiz

These questions are made up from things people have actually asked in one way or another.

		How long does it take for the Sun to go round the Earth?
		They call the other side of the Moon ‘The Dark Side’. Why is it so dark?
		We know the Moon rotates so how often do we see the other side of the Moon?
		Sometimes when it’s a bit cloudy we can still see the Moon. Why do the clouds sometimes go behind the Moon?
		Where is the nearest star and how far away is it?
Do YOU have any questions you would like to see here? Please send them to me and I'll add them to the list. That would be great. I'll just add your first name unless you tell me how else to acknowledge the question.

 

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Here is a question for you all, sent in by Maria Lambert, aged 10:

Maria: How many planets are there?

Tony's comment: There is a simple answer and a complicated one, because of more knowledge now about the solar system bodies beyond Neptune.