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What planet is closest to the Sun?
What is the closest star to Earth?
The Sun
Who was the first person on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What piece of equipment allows people to see stars and planets in space from Earth?
A Telescope
What galaxy do we live in?
The Milky Way
Which planet in our solar system is red?
Mars
What is a group of stars forming a pattern called?
A constellation
What is the force that keeps a planet from floating into space?
Gravity
What are the four terrestrial planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
How long does it take Earth to orbit around the sun once?
One year/365 days
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is the area between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter called, where more than 600,000 asteroids have been identified and named?
The Asteroid Belt.
What is the U.S. space agency that trains astronauts?
NASA
What are the pieces of technology that we send to drive around and explore planets such as Mars called?
Rovers
How many planets are in our solar system?
Eight
Which planet in our solar system has rings?
Saturn
What causes the Moon to shine at night?
The light reflected from the Sun.
Name the 4 Gas Giants
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
When astronauts are in space for long periods of time, where do they live?
The International Space Station
What is the layer of gases surrounding a planet called?
Atmosphere.
Which planet has 62 moons?
Saturn
What is it called when the Moon blocks the Sun?
A Solar Eclipse/An Eclipse
What country sent the first person into space?
Russia/The Soviet Union
What are the dish-shaped objects that are used to send signals to space?
Satellites
Neptune is light blue because of its high concentration of which gas?
Methane