Twinkle Little Star
An enormous sphere of gas that radiates light and heat is called a ________?
Star
A scientist who studies the sun, moon, stars and other heavenly bodies is an______________?
Astronomer
Saturn's rings are made up of?
Dust and ice
In July 1969, who sent the first humans to the moon?
NASA / Americans
What is the name given to the outermost layer of the Earth?
Crust
What is the closest star to Earth
The Sun
What is the galaxy to which the Sun and the Solar System belong to? It is visible as a pale band of light that crosses our night sky.
The Milky Way
How many dwarf planets can be found in our solar system?
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Earth rotates in about _______ hours.
24
What is an explosion of a giant star at the end of its life, accompanied by a sudden increase in brightness and the release of a great amount of energy?
Supernova
What is the imaginary line around the middle of Earth that lies at an equal distance from the Earth's poles?
The Equator
What is the layer that lies between the crust and the core of a planet?
Mantle
What is a compartment with controlled pressure and parallel sets of doors to allow movement in and out of a spacecraft?
Airlock
What is the layer of gas retained around a planet by its gravity?
Atmosphere
What is a group of stars linked together by gravity.
Star Clusters
What is a mobile vehicle carried by a lander, designed to explore the surface of a planet or moon?
A Rover
What is a planet outside of Earth's solar system called?
What holds the planets in place and keeps you from floating into space?
Gravity
Earth's surface is covered in what kind of plates?
Tectonic Plates
What is an invisible region of space with such an intense gravitational pull that nothing, not even light, can escape from it?
A Black Hole
What is the most expensive object ever built in space, costing over $120 billion dollars?
The International Space Station (ISS)
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
When Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong returned to their lander they realized the ignition switch was broken. What did Buzz Aldrin use to create a makeshift switch for take off?
A pen
What month is Earth Day celebrated?
April 22nd