Planets
What number is Earth from the sun?
The third planet
Where do people stay when they are in space?
International Space Station
What is the vehicle that can be used on a planet?
Bonus: Can it be used on all planets? Which ones?
Rover
What are the two different kinds of satellites?
Artificial and Natural
What are the two categories of planets. And which ones belong in each?
Inner and outer planets
Inner: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
Outer: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
How many hours do people need to work out when in Space?
2
An unmanned spacecraft that collects information
Probe
What is the definition of an Artificial Satellite?
It is man made and sent up into Space.
What separates the different types of planets?
The Asteroid Belt
How do astronauts sleep.
In a sleeping bag that is attached to the wall.
People can live on these while they are in orbit
Space Stations
What are artificial satellites used for?
(3 things)
GPS, Communication and weather forecasting
The inner planets are also known as ____________ or ________ planets
Rocky or Terrestrial
What is the mechanism on the outside of the ISS called that helps them fix it or grab things?
And why is it important?
The Canarm! It was made in Canada!
used to view distant objects
Telescope
What is the name of the satellite from Alberta and what was its purpose?
Looking at space weather
Name all of the planets starting from FARTHEST from the Sun to closest.
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
What is the famous Canadian Astronauts name?
Chris Hadfield
Give an example of each of the types of technology:
1) Telescope
2) Probe
3) Rover
4) Space Station
1) Hubble Telescope
2) Voyager 1 Probe
3) Mars Curiosity Rover
4) ISS
What is the biggest artificial satellite and what is its purpose?
International Space Station.
Purpose: To host people to complete research about space while also understanding what it is like to live there.