The Sun and Stars
These are cooler, darker regions on the Sun's surface caused by strong magnetic fields.
What are sunspots?
The "Third Rock from the Sun", this blue planet is covered by a large amount of liquid water and has a nitrogen-rich atmosphere.
What is Earth?
This is used to see distant objects, such as planets and stars, more clearly and closely.
What is a telescope?
These three things are necessary for combustion.
What are fuel, oxygen, and heat?
This force is a property of all matter and causes any two objects to be pulled towards each other.
What is gravity?
In addition to helium and small amounts of heavier elements, this element is what the sun is primarily composed of.
What is hydrogen?
These are planets beyond our solar system.
What are exoplanets?
A building that houses astronomical telescopes and other scientific equipment.
What is an observatory?
As a rocket propels itself into the sky, this law of motion makes it possible.
What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?
Bonus: What does Newton's 3rd law state?
This happens when and object is being pulled towards another, more massive object, but is moving too fast to ever actually fall into the other.
What is orbit?
The death of a massive star, resulting in a neutron star or even a black hole.
What is a supernova?
In order to be classified as a planet, an object must orbit the sun, have enough mass to be roughly spherical, and have cleared its orbital path. This object meets the first two criteria, but not the third.
What is a dwarf planet?
This is a small, mobile robot that scientists send to other planets and moons to land on the surface and explore.
What is a rover?
These are the four forces of flight.
What are thrust, lift, drag, and weight?
This mission put the first man on the moon.
What is Apollo 11?
Bonus: Who were the three astronauts on that mission?
Often reaching temperatures of up to 3.6 million degrees F, this is the outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere.
What is the corona?
Primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, this giant is sometimes considered a "failed star".
What is Jupiter?
This is the largest, most powerful, and most complex telescope we've launched into space so far.
What is the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST?
This device is used to measure angles and can help the user in determining the height of their rocket.
What is a theodolite?
We experience these at specific times every year as earth passes through the debris left behind by the tails of comets, such as Swift-Tuttle.
What are meteor showers?
Bonus: What meteor shower is this month?
As the most stable element, this element stops nuclear fusion and signals the beginning of the end of a star's life.
What is iron?
This is a collection of gas and dust that orbits a young star and contains the material to form planets.
What is a protoplanetary disk?
This is a tool used to determine the chemical composition of stars and planets by measuring the different wavelengths of light coming from them.
What is a spectrometer?
This formula can be used to determine the height of an object.
What is distance x tangent = height?
A famous singer with a planetary surname, this is also the name of Giules' cat.
Who is Freddie Mercury?