Space Exploration
An Italian astronomer that pointed a telescope to the sky for the first time.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
The planets in order from closest to the sun.
What is...
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
A storm that has been blowing for over 400 years!
What is Jupiter's Great Red Spot?
A mixture of frozen gases, ice, dust, and rock that moves in an orbit around the sun.
What is a comet?
Most meteors will burn up as they move through Earth's atmosphere. But if a meteor land on the ground it is called a _______________.
The number of moons that Galileo saw revolving around Jupiter?
What is four?
A large object that orbits a star.
What is a planet?
These are made of pieces of ice and rock that were pulled into this planet's orbit.
What are Saturn's rings?
A rock that revolves around the sun (shaped like a potato)
What is an asteroid?
A vehicle carrying instruments that is sent to explore objects in space.
What is a space probe?
The date that Galileo saw Jupiter's moons.
What is January 7, 1610?
Planets that are closest to the sun and have a rocky surface.
What are the inner planets?
This planet has the most moons of any planet.
What is Jupiter?
Most asteroids are located in an _______________
between Mars and Jupiter.
What is an asteroid belt?
Moons are ___________ satellites.
What is "natural?"
When the first space probe was sent to Venus.
What is 1965?
Planets that are further away from the sun and have gassy surfaces.
What are the outer planets?
An object in space that circles another object.
What is a satellite?
Other small objects in space.
What are meteoroids?
People put "_________" satellites into space to gather information about space.
What is "artificial?"
When the United States sent the first astronauts to the moon.
What is 1969?
What are rovers?
We use this unit of measurement to measure the distance between planets.
What are Astronomical Units? (AU's)
If a meteoroid enters into the Earth's atmosphere, it is called a ______________.
What is a meteor?
There has been much debate about whether pluto is a planet or a dwarf planet. What are the two differences that scientists have debated about?
What is Pluto's small size and what is Pluto's unique orbit?