Vocab 1
What is the sun made of?
Gas
What does Astro mean?
Star
Who invented the telescope?
Galileo
How many planets are there?
8
Which planet is Earth's sister planet?
Venus
The name of the person trained to go into space.
Astronaut
A large objects in space that circles a star
A planet
What did sailors use to help them at night?
North Star
Earth is what planet from the Sun
3
Which planet has rings of rock?
Saturn
A group of stars that forms shapes
Constellations
Used to see things far, far away
Telescope
Who was in the Space Race?
US and Soviet Union
Which planet is the blue planet?
Neptune
Which planet is the largest?
Jupiter
What is the bubble of air that surrounds the Earth?
Atmosphere
The earth ____ on it's axis
Rotates
Which country sent a person into space first?
Soviet Union
Which planet is the red planet?
Mars
Which planet is the coldest?
Uranus
The Earth ______ the sun
Orbits
What is another word for very, very old?
Ancient
What did the first people to land on the moon leave there?
A flag
Which planet is the smallest?
Mercury
Which planet is a dwarf planet?
Pluto