The Moon
Luna.
What is the Latin name for the Sun?
Sol.
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way.
What is the name of the famous new space telescope that launched in 2021?
James Webb Space Telescope
What is the 4th planet from the Sun?
Mars.
How many days does it take the Moon to orbit the Earth?
27 Days.
What is the area of Earth where most of the sun's rays hit called?
The Equator.
What is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space that can be hundreds of light-years in diameter called?
A Nebula.
Exactly where is the James Webb Telescope located?
The second Lagrange point or L2 orbiting the Sun.
Name 3 out of the 5 officially recognized Dwarf Planets.
Pluto, Makemake, Eres, Ceres, Haumea.
How many phases does the moon have?
8 phases.
What are the dark areas on the Sun's surface called?
Sun Spots.
What is the brightest star in the night sky?
Sirius.
Who first used telescopes to view objects in the sky?
Galileo.
The Kuiper Belt.
What happens when the Earth is Between the Sun and Moon?
A Lunar Eclipse.
What gas makes up most of the Sun?
Hydrogen.
What is the closest star to Earth?
(Besides the Sun)
Proxima Centauri.
Name 3 important telescopes we use to observe space.
Hubble, JWST, Chandra, Spitzer, IBEX, Etc...
What is the extremely distant spherical shell of icy bodies surrounding the solar system called?
Oort Cloud.
Who was the first person to step foot on the moon?
Neil Armstrong.
What is the innermost part of the Sun where it's energy is generated called?
The Core.
Andromeda.
Name at least 4 of the 7 some light frequencies telescopes can measure.
Gamma Ray, X-Ray, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, Microwave, & Radio.
Describe the difference between an Asteroid, a Comet, and a Meteor.
(Simple differences are acceptable)