Elementary School
Fun Facts
Solar System
Stars
Wild
100
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
100
What was the first animal to travel into outer space?
Dog!
100
What is at the centre of our solar system?
The sun
100
How many stars are in the big dipper?
Seven
100
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
200
What causes the tide to change?
The gravity of the moon (and sun, sometimes)
200
Which planet spins sideways?
Uranus
200
Which planet has the most moons?
Saturn
200
What is the scientific name for a shooting star?
A Meteor
200
Our solar system is part of what galaxy?
Milky Way Galazy
300
How many planets are in our solar system?
Eight
300
Name the 1st astronaut to walk on the moon? What number mission was it?
Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11, July 21, 1969
300
What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
An Asteroid Belt
300
What is the closest star to our Sun?
Alpha Centauri
300
Rocky objects that orbit the sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars & Jupiter.
Asteroids
400
What causes the seasons to be different in the Northern vs. Southern Hemisphere?
The tilt of the Earth's axis
400
What is theorized to be at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy?
A Black Hole
400
How many planets in our solar system have rings?
Four (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
400
What is the explosion of a star called?
A Supernova
400
Saturn's rings are mostly 90% of what?
Water/ice
500
How do we experience one rotation of Earth and how is that different from one orbit?
Rotation = One day, Orbit = one year
500
NAME A DWARF PLANET?
Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake, Haumea
500
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
500
What colour of star is the hottest? (choose from Yellow, White, Red, Orange, Blue)
Blue
500
Is the hottest planet closest to the sun?
No, it's Venus, the 2nd planet from the Sun