Space Exploration
Canadian Contributions
Planets & Moon
Eclipses, Tides and Stars
Asteroids, Comets & Meteoroids
100
Who/What was the first living thing to do an orbit of the Earth?
dog Laika
100
Name a Canadian Astronaut
Chris Hadfield, Marc Garneau, Roberta Bondar
100
How many planets are there in our solar system?
8
100
In which type of Eclipse is the Earth between the Sun and the Moon
Lunar Eclipse
100
What is similar to comets but doesn't have the icy shell? (Often located in the BLANK belt)
Asteroid
200
Who was the first Human to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong (pilot: Buzz Aldrin)
200
True or False: A Canadian Astronomer helped confirm that the universe is expanding
True: Richard Bond
200
Which four planets are the terrestrial planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
200
What are a group of stars that appear to form a pattern or picture called
Constellations
200
What is the name for the ball of dust, rock and metal that is covered in an icy shell?
Comet
300
What is the name of the place/thing low in the Earth's orbit that was made in collaboration with 5 agencies for Astronauts to live on while they do research in space
The International Space Station (ISS)
300
True or False: the first Canadian astronauts were selected before the moon landing happened
False! They were selected about 14 years after the moon landing
300
What are the four layers of the Earth
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle and Crust
300
What does tidal range mean?
The difference in Ocean level between high and low tide
300
What do you call the pieces of rocky space debris that you can find floating around the solar system?
Meteoroids
400
Name 2 tools used for space exploration that we mentioned in class and briefly explain how they are used.
Spacecraft, rocket, spectroscopes, high speed optical communication, life support systems and telescopes
400
What is the name of series of robotic arms that were used on space shuttles and the International Space Station made in Canada
Canadarm
400
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
400
A and C
400
Another word for "shooting stars" - meteoroids that hit the earths atmosphere
Meteors
500
Who was the first man in space (or what year did he enter space - within 5 year range).
Yuri Gagarin in 1961
500
What is the name of the first Canadian telescope made to probe the interior of stars
Humble telescope (Also known as MOST - The Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars)
500
Name 3 of the phases of the moon
New Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent.
500
What causes tides?
The moons gravitational pull
500
Meteoroid that successfully makes it through Earth's atmosphere and hits the Earth's surface
Meteorite