The Solar System
The solar system model which places the Sun at the center.
Heliocentric model
Which country/nation won the space race, sending the first person into space?
Soviet Union/Russia
The sun is currently classified as a…
Main Sequence Star
Which famous astronaut was the first to land on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
The first four planets from the sun are known as…
Terrestrial planets
The name of Canada’s most famous contribution to the ISS is?
Canadarm
A vast cloud of gas and dust where stars are born is called a…
Nebula
Who was the first Canadian woman in space?
Roberta Bondar
A ring of large space rocks that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
Asteroid Belt
Pluto used to be considered a planet of our solar system, but it is now considered as a…
Dwarf Planet
After a supernova, supergiant stars can become either a black hole or a…
Neutron Star
Who was the first Canadian man in space?
Marc Garneau
The moon’s gravitational pull on the Earth causes this…
Tides
One Astronomical Unit (AU) is equal to…
The average distance between the Earth and the Sun
The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram compares known stars based on surface temperature and…
Brightness/Luminosity
Which Canadian astronaut had a brief stint as the commander of the ISS?
Chris Hadfield