States of Matter
What are the three states of matter?
1. Liquid
2. Solid
3. Gas
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What is melting?
The process of changing from a solid to a liquid.
Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?
Mars
What happens during condensation?
Gas turns into a liquid
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
What is the International Space Station?
A habitable space station that serves as a laboratory for scientific research.
What is freezing?
The process of changing from a liquid to a solid.
Which planet has the most rings?
Saturn
What state of matter is a snowflake?
Solid
How long does it take Earth to orbit the sun?
About 365 days (1 year)
What is the Canaarm used for?
to repair satellites and equipment in space and move and position things such as cargo and astronauts
What is evaporation?
The process of changing from a liquid to a gas.
Which planet is known for its Great Red Spot?
Jupiter
How does heat affect the state of matter?
Heat can cause matter to change states (e.g., solid to liquid, liquid to gas)
Name the largest planet in our solar system.
Jupiter
What is the Hubble Space Telescope used for?
Observing distant stars, galaxies, and other astronomical objects.
What is deposition?
The process of changing directly from a gas to a solid without becoming a liquid first.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Explain sublimation with an example.
Sublimation is when a solid turns directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first, such as dry ice turning into carbon dioxide gas.
What are asteroids?
Rocky objects that orbit the sun
What causes astronauts and objects to float on the International Space Station?
there is less gravity in space, so there is no force pulling them down
Explain how water would go through all 3 changes of state
freeze to an ice cube, then melt to a liquid, then evaporate into a steam
Which planet is named after the Roman god of the sea?
Neptune