The Layered Earth
This is the outermost layer of the Earth, which includes the continents and the ocean floor.
What is the Crust
This star at the center of our solar system contains about 99% of its total mass.
What is the Sun
This is the name of the spiral-shaped galaxy that our solar system belongs to
What is the milky way.
This is a region in space where the pull of gravity is so strong that even this cannot escape
What is Light
This is the "Red Planet
What is Mars
This is the thickest layer of the Earth, located between the crust and the outer core.
What is the Mantle
This is the largest planet in our solar system, often called a "Gas Giant
What is Jupiter
This is the main force that holds billions of stars, planets, and gas together in a galaxy
What is Gravity
This is the "point of no return" or boundary surrounding a black hole
What is the Event Horizon
This is the only planet known to have life
What is Earth
This is the correct order of the Earth's layers, starting from the surface and going down
What is Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
These are the four inner, rocky planets in order from the Sun.
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
These are the three main shapes of galaxies found in the universe
What are Spiral, Elliptical, and Irregular
Most stellar-mass black holes are formed after this massive explosion of a dying star
What is a Supernova
Our solar system has this many planets
What is eight
This is the only liquid layer of the Earth
What is the Outer Core
This planet is known as "Earth’s Twin" because it is a similar size, though its thick atmosphere makes it the hottest planet
What is Venus
This is the closest major spiral galaxy to the Milky Way
What is the Andromeda Galaxy
This is the name of the supermassive black hole located at the center of our own galaxy.
What is Sagittarius A
This is the hole in space that sucks everything in
What is a Black Hole
Scientists use these, created by earthquakes, to study the Earth's interior
What is the Inner Core
Located between Mars and Jupiter, this region is filled with millions of rocky fragments
What is the Asteroid Belt
These massive structures can contain thousands of galaxies all grouped together
What are Galaxy Clusters
This silly-sounding scientific term describes what would happen to an object being stretched like a noodle as it falls into a black hole
What is Spaghettification
This is the name of our home galaxy
What is the Milky Way