Planets
Moons
Astronauts
Stars
Earth
100
True or False:
The sun orbits around the Earth.
False, the Earth orbits around the sun.
100
The number of moons Earth has.
One
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What do you call the special clothes they wear?
Spacesuit
100
True or False:
Our sun is a star.
True
100
Earth's position from the sun (which number)
3rd from the sun
((Double points if you know how many miles))
200
This planet is the closest to the sun.
Mercury
200
This planet has the most moons.
Jupiter
((Double points if you know how many))
200
John Glenn was the oldest person to go to space. How old was he?
77 years old
200
A group of stars in a visible pattern is called a what?
Constellation
200
What percent of Earth is covered in salt water?
71% of the earth is covered in salt water
300
This planet is the biggest in our solar system.
Jupiter
300
Name one of the two planets that don't have any moons.
Mercury or Venus
300
Alan Shepherd became famous for doing this activity on the moon.
A: Hitting a baseball
B: Hitting a golf ball
C: Kicking a soccer ball
D: Throwing a football
B: Hitting a golf ball
300
What is this constellation?
The Big Dipper
300
How many continents are on earth?
Earth has 7 continents
((Double points if you can name all of them))
400
The galaxy that Earth is located in.
The Milky Way Galaxy
400
Ganymede is a moon of what planet?
Jupiter
400
Who was the first person on the moon?
Neil Armstong
400
Stars are giant spheres of super hot gas. What two gasses are they mostly made up of?
Helium and Hydrogen
400
True or False:
The Inner Core of the Earth is hotter than the surface of the Sun
False
500
True or False:
Humans can breathe in space like on Earth.
False
((Double points if you tell us why))
500
Earth's moon is how many miles away?
238,900 miles
500
The word 'astronaut' comes from the Greek words 'astron' and 'nautes'. On their own, that do those words mean?
Star Sailor
500
In ancient times, stars helped the people do many things. Name one way they used the stars.
- Make and keep the calendar
- Navigating the seas and deserts
- Predict the future
- Keep track of the season for farming
500
What two gasses make up most of Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen and Oxygen