Planets
Which planet is reddish because of its rusty dust and rocks?
Mars
True of False:
A meteorologist studies meteors.
False(they study weather)
Who was the first American astronaut in space, that later flew to the moon?
A. Alan Shepard
B. Neil Armstrong
C. Professor Alien
A. Alan Shepard
What is the word for patterns of stars in the sky?
Constellatigons
What is the Great red dot almost 25,000 miles long, on the planet Jupiter:
A. A huge impact crater
B. A storm?
B. A storm
The 4 inner planets of the solar system have a rocky crust and a solid core of: lead, iron, or gold?
Iron
What is a comet:
A. A meteorite flying through space?
OR
B. A ball of dust and ice flying through space?
B. A ball of dust and ice flying through space.
Which Apollo Mission could not land on the moon because of a malfunction:
A. Apollo 10
B. Apollo 11
C. Apollo 13
D. Apollo 17
C. Apollo 13
What is a group of billions of stars called?
A Galaxy
What is the word for people and equipment by rocket into space:
A. Freight
B. Cargo
C. Payload
D. Load
C. Payload
How many planets are there?
In what order are they from the sun?
There are 8 planets:
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune
Most Asteroids orbit between two planets.
What are the planets names?
What order are they in from the sun?
Mars then Jupiter
When was the first successful mission to Mars:
A. 1975
B. 1995
C. 2005
D. 2000
A. 1975
What happens when a star dies?
It explodes!
Is space hot or cold?
Trick question! It depends in where you are
True or False:
All of the gas giants(Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) have rings.
True!
When a piece of rock from space is flying through Earth’s atmosphere is it called a meteor, or a meteorite?
Meteorite
What was the nickname for the lunar rover use on the final Apollo mission:
A. The Moon Zoomer
B. The Moon Rider
C. The Moon Buggy
C. The Moon Buggy
How much hotter is the hottest star discovered than the sun?
Hottest star discovered: 377,540 degrees Fahrenheit.
Sun:27,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
377,540-27,000=350,540
What is the speed of light?
186,000 miles per second!
Which Planet has the tallest mountain in the solar system?
Mars
What kind of scientist studies meteortites & Meteors?
A Meteoriticist.
How many people have actually walked on the moon?
12 people
True or False:
The place where stars are born is called a star nursery?
True!
How far is a lightyear?
5,880,000,000,000 miles