The solar systen
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
Mercury
What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
The Milky Way
What was the first animal to orbit Earth?
Laika, dog
What force pulls objects toward each other in space?
Gravity
What do we call a chunk of rock from space that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere?
A meteor
What are the four gas giants in our solar system?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What do we call a group of billions of stars held together by gravity?
A galaxy
: What was the first country to send a human to space?
The Soviet Union
What do we call the path a planet takes around the Sun?
An orbit
What is the name of the colorful lights seen near the North and South Poles?
Aurora Borealis / Northern lights
Which dwarf planet was considered the ninth planet until 2006?
Pluto
What color is the hottest type of star
Blue
What U.S. space agency is responsible for exploring space?
NASA
What is the name for the spinning motion of Earth on its axis?
Rotation
What is the name of the giant storm on Jupiter?
The Great Red Spot
What is the Kuiper Belt?
A region beyond Neptune filled with icy bodies and dwarf planets
What is the bright explosion that happens when a star dies?
A supernova
What is the name of the first private company to send astronauts to space?
SpaceX
What unit do we use to measure distances in space?
Light years
What do we call the Moon blocking the Sun?
Solar eclipse
What is the name of the largest volcano in the solar system, located on Mars?
Olympus Mons
What is a quasar?
A super-bright, distant object powered by a black hole
What was the first spacecraft to land humans on the Moon?
Apollo 11
What is the cosmic microwave background?
What is a neutron star?
A super-dense star left after a big star explodes