Planets
Space Race
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100
What is the second planet from our sun? (hint: it's the hottest planet)
Venus
100
Which 2 countries were in the Space Race?
America and Russia (double points if you said the U.S.S.R. or the Soviet Union)
100
true or False: the moon makes its own light
False
100
MULTI POINT: 100 points for every country that worked on the ISS
America, Canada, Russia, Japan, and Europe
100
What does the ISS stand for?
The International Space Station (not the Immediate Sandwich Service)
200
How many planets are in our solar system? (not including Pluto)
8
200
Who had the first moon landing?
America
200
What type of planets are Earth, Mercury, Venus, and Mars (double points if you can get both names)
rocky planets/ terrestrial planets
200
how big is the ISS?
about as big as a football field
200
What was the first animal in space? (Double points if you can say which country it was from)
A dog (U.S.S.R.)
300
True or False: Earth is the only planet with a moon
False
300
How many people were on the first moon landing? (double points if you can get 2 of their names)
3: Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins
300
what causes tides in Earth's oceans?
the moon's gravity
300
How long did it take to build the ISS?
10 years
300
What is the name of Elon Musk's space company called?
SpaceX
400
Name all the planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
400
What was the first space probe to make it past the edge of out Solar System?
Voyager 1
400
What is a comet made out of?
ice, dust, and rock
400
Who invented the telescope?
Galileo Galilei
400
What is a meteorite?
a meteor that has hit the Earth
500
Which planet spins on its side?
Uranus (gas giant)
500
Name one current or planned space mission
Juno, Artemis's return to the moon, Parker Solar Probe, James Webb Telescope, DART, Perseverance
500
What planet does Triton orbit? (double points if you can tell me how many moons it has, must get close)
Neptune, 16 moons
500
Name three parts of a space shuttle
Crew Cabin, Vertical Stabilizer, Wing, Main Engines, Solid Rocket Booster, External tank
500
How many space probes have visited Earth?
Zero