Space, Stars, and Slimy Aliens
Who was the first person to find Neptune?
Urbain Le Verrier
What is the size of the sun?
Approximately 1.3 million Earths could fit inside
What was Opabinia and what did it use its nozzle for?
Opabinia had 5 eyes and a nozzle with claws. It used its nozzle to grab anything that went to close to it.
What do palaeontologists study?
Fossils
Why is a black hole called a black hole?
No light can scape them, so they always look black.
What is the vastest valley and the highest mountain in the Solar system?
The Mariner valley and Mons Olympus
Who discovered that dinosaurs were killed by an asteroid?
Luis Walter.
Are Brachiosauruses herbivores or carnivores?
Herbivores. They could eat a whole tree for breakfast!
Who named the moon's craters?
Giovanni Riccioli
Who was the first person to reach space? And when did they go?
Yuri Gagarin went into space in April 12, 1961
How do Velociraptors hunt?
In packs
What is the full title of Darwin's book about evolution?
The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.
what is the name given to the moment the universe was formed?
The big bang
What telescope captured the first photo of a black hole?
The Event Horizon telescope.
What was Alfred Lothar Wegener's theory called?
"Continental drift"
(pages 65- 66)
What are Eurypterids and how long are they?
Sea Scorpions that are three-metres-long
Name all the stars that are connected to make the constellation of the Big Dipper.
Dubhe, Merak, Phekda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid. ( It's okay if you also said Alcor)
Who named Pluto, and why did they name the dwarf planet Pluto?
Venetia Burney
What are the three different types of rocks?
Metamorphic, Igneous, and Sedimentary
What did the Hallucigenia look like and when did it die out?
Seven pairs of legs, a nozzel at one end and a row of spikes along its back. It died out over 500 million years ago.