Uranus. (And other planets)
This mysterious force keeps the planets from floating away from the sun.
What is Gravity?
Planetary orbits are not circular, but this shape.
What is elliptical?
This person discovered that the moon has craters by using toy he found at a carnival.
Who is Galileo?
Galileo was the first to look into the sky using this instrument.
What is a Telescope?
What was the first video game to have a national championship tournament?
Tetris
Which is the farthest planet from the sun?
What is Neptune?
Briefly summarize one of the ancient stories of eclipses
Answers may vary!
The moon has about 1/3 of earth's gravity. If you had a weight of 180lbs on Earth, how much would you weigh on the moon?
What is 60lbs?
Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon - what were his first words upon his descent? (Must be 100% correct!)
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
Name all of the houses of the Hogwarts Academy
What are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin and Hufflepuff
What do we call any body in space that humans did NOT put there? (Things in space that naturally formed in space)
Celestial Bodies
As the moon orbits the Earth, the phases change. After a NEW moon, a sliver of light appears on the side of the moon... we call this phase what?
What is a Waxing Crescent?
The Earth has four distinct seasons - Why is this?
What is Uneven heating of the earth due to tilt on its axis?
Speaking of Telescopes, This famous astronomer, who has a space telescope named for him, was the first to discover other galaxies outside of ours
Who is Hubble?
This Broadway Musical featuring songs like "Summer Nights" and "Beauty School Dropout" was developed based on a movie where "Tough guy" Danny Zucko falls for the popular new student Sandy... Slick back your hair, fellas!
What is Grease
The solar system began as a cloud of gas and dust known as a __________.
What is a Nebula?
Mars appears to move backwards in our sky for a good part of the year. What is it called when a planet REVOLVES the opposite direction that it ROTATES?
What is Retrograde?
Name at least two of the three astronauts who landed on the moon in July of 1969.
Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong
The OG of Space Thought - this ancient astronomer proposed that the Earth must be the center of the universe.
Who is Ptolemy?
Which American League baseball team was in the National League until 2013, when they realigned the divisions to create more rivalries?
The terrestrial inner planets and gaseous outer planets are separated by what?
The moon turns a strange red color during a Lunar eclipse - why is this?
The light bends around the Earth and picks up gases from its atmosphere, projecting it on to the moon and turning it a rusty red color.
Missions to space are given names such as Voyager, Atlas, etc. Which name is given to the moon landing missions?
What is Apollo?
Giordano Bruno, the martyr who famously sacrificed his life for his beliefs in how the planets move around the sun, was formerly a ____________ (profession) prior to being jailed.
What is a Monk?
Cloning is the process of using an organisms DNA to make an exact copy of it. What was the first species to be successfully cloned?
Dolly the sheep