Planets
Mars is also known by this name due to its rusty-hued appearance.
What is the Red Planet?
He was the second man to walk on the moon and the inspiration for a Toy Story character.
Who is Buzz Aldrin?
This artificial satellite is a structure where astronauts can stay for long periods of time to do research.
What is the International Space Station?
This is the long streaked white tail that comets are known for.
What is the coma?
This area of "floating rocks" is located between Mars and Jupiter.
What is the Asteroid Belt?
This tiny planet, named for the messenger of the gods, is known for its rugged surface and craters.
What is Mercury?
She was the first woman to ever travel/orbit into space.
Who is Valentina Tereshkova?
This star is the largest in our solar system.
What is the sun?
Often referred to as a shooting star due to the bright tail light that is emitted from the burning rock when they enter the Earth's atmosphere.
What is a meteor?
This is a much smaller piece of dirt or rock than an asteroid or comet.
What is a meteoroid?
The Giant Red Spot on Jupiter is known to be this.
What is a massive storm (hurricane)?
This Canadian astronaut lived in space for over five months and posted a lot his adventures on social media and YouTube.
Who is Chris Hadfield?
During one regular month on Earth you will see this number of different phases of the Moon.
What are 8?
The sun is mostly made up of these two lightest elements on Earth.
What are hydrogen and helium?
The mass of the sun accounts for this percent of the matter that exists in our solar system.
What is 99%?
Outer planets are also known as this.
What are gaseous planets?
This Canadian astronaut has travelled farther than any other Canadian to date.
Who is Jeremy Hansen?
The amount of moon showing is determined by how much of this is shining on the side of the Moon that faces the Earth.
What is the sun?
If it is winter in the northern hemisphere, the Earth's northern tip will be tilted this way.
What is away from the sun?
The Earth is naturally tilted on an axis that is this many degrees?
What is 23.5 degrees?
This cyan blue coloured planet with 27 moons is also the coldest planet and is the only planet named after a Greek god.
What is Uranus?
This astronomer whose research helped prove that the universe is expanding. He also has a telescope named after him.
Who is Edwin Hubble?
This artificial satellite was launched into space on April 24th 1990. It is about the size of a school bus!
What is the Hubble Space Telescope.
Countries close to this imaginary line around the Earth have a very consistent climate.
What is the Equator?
Comets are located at the very edge beyond the dwarf planet Pluto in two locations: Kuiper belt and this weather-y place?
What is the Oort Cloud?