Galaxies
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way Galaxy
What is a planet?
A large round object in space that orbits a star.
What is Earth mostly made of?
It is mostly made of water.
What is the solar system?
The Sun and the eight planets, their moons, and all the other objects that travel around it.
How many stars are there in a solar system?
There is only one star per solar system.
What is a galaxy made up of?
Gas, dust, and many stars, including any objects orbiting the stars.
How does the moon get it's light?
The sunlight reflects on the moon.
Why do we only ever see one side of the moon?
The moon and Earth travel in sync.
What is a asteroid?
An asteroid is a rock that revolves around the sun.
What is a group that forms a shape called?
A constellation.
How do you know there is a distant galaxy?
There are hazy patches where distant galaxies are located
What is the seventh planet from the sun?
Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun.
How old is earth?
About 4.5 billion years old.
What is a comet?
A comet is a mixture of Frozen gases, ice, dust, and rock that moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun
What are three major constellations?
Orion, Ursa major, and the big dipper.
Name three types of galaxies?
Spiral galaxies, Elliptical galaxies, and Irregular galaxies
what is Jupiter composed of?
It is mostly composed of liquids and gases(Hydrogen , and Helium).
What is the inner core of the Earth made out of?
The inner core of the Earth is mostly made out of iron and nickel.
How are black holes created?
Black holes are created when a star collapses and immense quantities of matter are packed into very small spaces.
How many layers does the sun have?
The sun has six layers.
What is the name of the closest galaxy to the Milky Way?
The Andromeda galaxy.
What is the name and diameter of the largest crater on the moon?
Ptolemaeus is 164 meters deep
What is Earths structure made out of?
The crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core.
What is the mass of the the black hole at the center of the milky way equal to?
It is equal to more than four million suns
What are stars made of?
Hot gases, hydrogen, and helium.