The Solar System
What is the name of the planet closest to the Sun?
Mercury.
Which space agency sent astronauts to the Moon in 1969?
NASA
What is the phase called when the Moon is fully lit up?
Full Moon.
What causes day and night on Earth?
The Earth's rotation on its axis.
Who invented the telescope and studied the stars?
Galileo Galilei.
Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?
Mars.
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong.
What is the phase called when the Moon is not visible from Earth?
New moon
Which season comes after winter?
Spring
What was the idea called when people thought the planets and sun moved around the Earth?
geocentric
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Which robot explored the surface of Mars and sent back pictures?
The Mars Rover
Which phase comes after a Full Moon?
Waning Gibbous.
What do we call the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The equator
What is the model called when the planets move around the sun?
Heliocentric
What is the name of the Earth's moon?
the moon
What is the name of the spacecraft that first landed on the Moon in 1969?
Apollo 11
How long does it take for the Moon to complete one full cycle of phases?
About 29.5 days.
What do we call the weather condition when it rains for a long time?
A Storm or Heavy Rain.
What do we call the force that pulls objects toward the Earth?
Gravity
Which planet has rings made of ice, rock, and dust?
Saturn
What do astronauts wear to protect themselves in space?
Space suits
What is the name of the Moon’s phase when it looks like a thin sliver of light?
Crescent moon
What is the term for frozen water that falls from the sky?
Snow
What is the name of the star at the center of our solar system?
Sun