PLANETS
Is the sun really a star?
Yes
TRUE OR FALSE?
All planets can be seen without a telescope.
False
What country built Mir space station- USA, China, or Russia?
Russia
TRUE OR FALSE
The sun is one of the smallest stars in the universe?
False - (Medium sized star)
How many meals do astronauts on the International Space Station eat each day?
Is the sun smaller, similar in size, or larger than the largest planet in our solar system?
Larger
Are telescopes that use lenses to condense light known as reflecting telescopes or refracting telescopes?
Refracting
TRUE OR FALSE?
Astronauts living in a space station must exercise often to keep their muscles and bones from deteriorating.
True
TRUE OR FALSE
Stars are formed when gravity pulls huge amounts of gas together, which heats up to create a nuclear reaction
True
What utensil do astronauts say is the most important for eating in space- a spoon, a knife, or scissors?
Scissors, because everything comes in individual packages that must be opened
TRUE OR FALSE?
You should never look directly at the sun, even with sunglasses?
True
Why is it difficult to stargaze near a city?
There is too much light.
Have astronauts been able to grow plants on a space station?
Yes
Which color of star is the hottest: blue, red, or yellow?
Blue
To keep themselves entertained, sometimes astronauts will bring instruments with them aboard the space station. Which of these instruments has been seen on the space station before- guitar, trombone, or tambourine?
The guitar is a popular instrument to bring aboard, especially from the Russian astronauts.
What is the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere called: corona, photosphere, or stratosphere?
Corona
TRUE OR FALSE?
Because planets are closer to Earth than stars, planets do not twinkle as much as stars.
True
What was the first American space station called?
(Apollo, Skylab, or Sputnik)
Skylab
What are two stars that orbit each other called- Twin Stars, Orbit Stars, or Binary Stars?
Binary Stars
TRUE OR FALSE
Once the astronauts board the space shuttle, they cannot speak with their family until they arrived home again.
False- astronauts may have one weekly video phone call with their family and daily email messages.
TRUE OR FALSE?
The sun will burn out in 500 million years?
False- 5 billion years
Can other galaxies be seen without the use of a telescope?
Yes
What happened to the Mir space station in 2001?
It fell out of orbit into the Pacific Ocean
What is it called when a ball of gas is too small to become a star: brown dwarf, red dwarf, or white dwarf?
Brown dwarf
TRUE OR FALSE
Bone loss is a common complaint from astronauts who have been spent many months in space.
True- when no weight is rested on your bones, they will grow weak and may become brittle.