Order of Planets
This is the third planet from the sun.
Earth
What is the Moon for the Earth?
When did the 1st man travel to space?
12th of April, 1961
Name the largest planet in our Solar System.
Jupiter
How long does it take Earth to turn round once on its axis?
24 hours
This is the planet closest to the Sun.
Mercury
We always see the same side of the Moon. True or false?
True
What was the name of Gagarin's spaceship?
Vostok
This is the only planet that has liquid water.
Earth
This model of the Earth is used at Geography classes at school.
a globe
This is the furthest planet from the Sun.
Neptune
What do we call deep holes in the moon?
Craters
Where were the first astronauts who set foot on the moon from?
the USA
Why are the planets Mercury and Venus hotter than the Earth?
Because they're closer to the Sun.
Does the Earth rotate in an Eastward or Westward direction?
Eastword
Put the planets in order from the closest to the Sun to the furthest: Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Mars
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus
About how long does it take the Moon to circle the Earth?
About a year About 28 days About a day
About 28 days
When did Apollo land on the Moon?
1965 1969 1973
1969
What is a meteor called when it falls to Earth?
meteorite
Do light years measure time, distance or radiation?
distance
Put the planets in order from the closest to the Sun.
Mars, Neptune, Mercury, Jupiter, Earth, Uranus, Saturn, Venus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Tell the position of the Earth during a lunar eclipse.
a. the Sun, the Earth, the Moon
b. the Moon, the Sun, the Earth
c. the Sun, the Moon, the Earth
the Sun, the Earth, the Moon
What did the astronauts do on the Moon? Name at least 2 things.
Walked, did experiments, took photos.
It used to be considered one of the planets but now scientists call it a dwarf planet.
Pluto
What Italian astronomer was the first to study the stars through a telescope?
Bruno Marconi Galileo
Galileo