meteors
True or False: There are no meteors that enter Earth's atmosphere each day.
False
_________ is essential for life in the habitable zone.
Water
To which planet did NASA send a rover to in 2020?
Mars
What are the four terrestrial planets in our Solar System?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
___________ are broken off pieces of an asteroid or comet that burns up as it enters Earth’s atmosphere.
Meteors
Neptune-like exoplanets are similar in size to which two planets in our Solar System?
Neptune and Uranus
Name one type of fuel.
____________ are devices that expel fuel/propellant in one direction to move in the opposite direction.
Rockets
Are the odds of being hit by a meteorite small?
Yes
What is another name for the Habitable Zone?
The Goldilocks Zone
Name one space mission we learned about yesterday.
Apollo, Artemis, Voyager 1 and 2, Cassini (any one of these)
________ _________ are a unit of distance equivalent to the distance light travels in one year.
Light years
How many meteor showers are seen each year?
30
Do ALL exoplanets orbit a star?
No
_____ _________ are large planets mostly made of helium and/or hydrogen.
Gas giants
Super-Earths are smaller than Neptune but larger than what planet?
Earth
Fireballs can be brighter than what planet in the night sky?
Venus
What are the four types of exoplanets?
Gas giants, Super-Earths, Neptune-like, Terrestrial
"Exo" = ____________?
True or False: The International Space Station (ISS) is where astronauts from different nations around the world live and conduct research about space in its science laboratories.
True