What is Earth's only natural satellite?
The moon
An object that revolves around another object in space is called a what?
Satellite
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
What is the outermost layer of Earth called?
Crust
Earth is able to shift and change because it is separated into large sections called what?
Plates
One full rotation of Earth on it's axis results in one...
Day
What is the name of the United States government agency in charge of the space program?
NASA
Which planet is the largest?
Jupiter
What is the name for the part of Earth that contains all of Earth's water
Hydrosphere
Areas that lie along fault lines are more susceptible to what?
Earthquakes
The tilt of Earth on its axis as it revolves around the sun causes what?
Seasons
What is the name for a spacecraft that can carry a crew into space and return them to Earth again?
Space Shuttle
Name one of the two planets that are a blue or bluish green color
Uranus & Neptune
Conduction
What was the name of the large, single land mass supercontinent that scientist believe once existed before continental drift?
Pangea
The strength of an object's gravitational pull on another object depends on what two factors?
Mass & Distance
A small robot that can move around different surfaces in outer space to collect data is called a what?
Rover
Name the planets in order from closest to the sun to furthest (not counting Pluto)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What type of rocks form from the cooling and hardening of lava?
Igneous
A volcano that is sleeping but expected to awaken is called what?
Dormant
A total lunar eclipse can only be seen when you are in what part of the moon's shadow?
Umbra
Name one of the first spacecrafts to carry astronauts into space for the US.
Freedom 7 or Friendship 7
What is the name for the shape of the orbital paths that the planets follow?
Ellipitical
Deposition
Name one of the landforms that magma can create (that we learned about)
Volcanic necks, dikes, sills , dome mountains, batholiths