PLANETS
HOW MANY PLANETS ARE IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
THERE ARE EIGHT PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.
WHAT IS THE SUN?
THE SUN IS A STAR.
HOW MANY MOONS DOES EARTH HAVE?
EARTH HAS ONE MOON ALSO CALLED A SATELLITE.
HOW MANY ASTEROIDS ARE IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
THERE ARE OVER A MILLION ASTEROIDS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.
HOW MANY COMETS ARE IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
OVER 4,000 HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED.
WHICH PLANET, IS NOW LABELED A DWARF PLANET NOT CONSIDERED PART OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
THE PLANET PLUTO IS NOW CONSIDERED A DWARF PLANET.
HOW MANY STARS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
THERE IS ONLY ONE STAR IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.
DOES THE MOON ORBIT EARTH OR THE SUN?
THE MOON ORBITS THE EARTH AS THE EARTH ORBITS THE SUN.
WHAT ELEMENTS ARE ASTEROIDS MADE OF? (ANSWERS MAY VARY GIVE ME AT LEAST TWO EXAMPLES).
ASTEROIDS ARE MADE UP OF MOSTLY ROCK, NICKEL, AND IRON. THERE ARE SOME COMPOSED OF CLAY AND SILICATE AND OTHER METALS.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE COMET THAT ORBITS EVERY 75-76 YEARS?
HALLY'S COMET ORBITS EVERY 75-76 YEARS.
WHICH PLANET IS THIRD FROM THE SUN?
WHAT ARE STARTS MADE OF?
(NAME THE MAIN TWO ELEMENTS).
STARTS ARE MADE UP MOSTLY OF HYDROGEN AND HELIUM WITH A FEW OTHER MINERALS PRESENT.
CAN YOU SEE THE BACK OF THE MOON?
NO NEVER WE ONLY SEE ONE SIDE OF THE MOON.
DO ASTEROIDS HIT THE EARTH AS MUCH AS COMETS?
NO MAYBE ONE OR TWO HIT EARTH YEARLY.
WHEN WILL HALLY'S COMET ORBIT OUR SUN AGAIN?
HALLY'S COMET WILL ORBIT OUR SUN AGAIN IN 2062.
WHICH PLANET HAS A GIANT STORM CALLED THE GREAT RED SPOT?
JUPITER HAS THE STORM CALLED THE GREAT RED SPOT.
WHAT IS THE CONSTELLATIONS THAT FORM THE BIG AND LITTLE DIPPER?
URSA MAJOR AND URSA MINOR WHICH ARE BEARS (MOTHER AND CUB).
HOW MANY PHASES DOES THE MOON GO THROUGH?
THE MOON GOES THROUGH 8 PHASES ABOUT EVERY 29-30 DAYS.
WHICH IS BIGGER AN ASTEROID OR A COMET?
ASTEROIDS ARE BIGGER.
WHAT ARE COMETS MADE OF?
(GIVE ME AT LEAST TWO ELEMENTS).
COMETS ARE MADE OF DUST, ROCK, AND ICE.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE KUIPER BELT AND THE ASTEROID BELT?
ANSWERS WILL VARY.
EXAMPLES:
KUIPER BELT IS LARGER/COLDER.
ASTEROID BELT IS SMALLER/WARMER.
WHAT ARE THE PICTURES CALLED THAT STARS MAKE?
CONSTELLATIONS OR ZODIAC SIGNS ARE FORMED IN THE SKY AT NIGHT.
WHEN WAS THE FIRST MOON LANDING?
APOLLO 11 LANDED ON THE MOON ON JULY 16TH 1969 (10 DAYS AFTER MY BIRTHDAY REMEMBER LOL)?
TRUE OR FALSE ASTEROIDS ARE THE SIZE OF A SMALL PLANET AND MAY HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DINOSAURS EXTINCTION.
TRUE IT HAS BEEN SAID A HUGE ASTEROID CAUSED THE DINOSAURS' EXTINCTION.
WHO DISCOVERED HALLY'S COMET?
(TELL ME THE YEAR FOR A SURPRISE FOR YOUR TEAM).
EDMUND HALLY DISCOVERED HALLY'S COMET IN 1682.