Planets
Meteors
Space Travel
Moon
Nasa
100
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
What is Mercury
100
If you’ve ever looked up at the sky at night and seen a streak of light or ‘shooting star’ what you are actually know as?
What is a meteor
100
Can humans breathe normally in space as they can on Earth?
What is No
100
A lunar eclipse occurs when the _____ is between the Sun and the Moon.
What is Earth
100
The acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration is
What is NASA
200
What planet is known as the red planet?
What is Mars
200
When many meteors occur in a close time frame in the same part of the sky it is called a?
What is Meteor Shower
200
The International space station weighs nearly _______ pounds
What is 925,000 pounds
200
The first person to set foot on the Moon was?
What is Neil Armstrong
200
What space shuttle was named by Students
What is Endeavour
300
Is the planet Neptune bigger than Earth?
What is yes
300
A meteoroid that survives falling through the Earth’s atmosphere and colliding with the Earth’s surface is known as a ?
What is meteorite
300
Have human beings ever set foot on Mars?
What is No
300
The Moon orbits the Earth every ___ days?
What is 27 days
300
Where is NASA headquarters?
What is Washington DC
400
Is the sun a star or a planet?
What is a star
400
The fastest meteoroids travel through the solar system at a speed of around ___ miles per second.
What is 26 miles
400
The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable human-made satellite that orbits Earth at an altitude of between _____
What is 205 miles and 270 miles
400
The effect of gravity is only about ______ as strong on the surface of the Moon compared to the strength of gravity on the surface of the Earth.
What is one fifth (17%)
400
What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?
What is Sputnik
500
What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
What is Venus
500
Around 500 meteorites reach the Earth’s surface every year but of those only around ___ ever make it to scientists for study
What is 5
500
The International Space Station is arguably the most expensive single item ever built. As of 2010, the cost of the station is believed to be?
What is $150 billion
500
What USA’s NASA mission in 1969 was the first manned Moon landing?
What is Apollo 11
500
What is the name of NASA’s most famous space telescope?
What is Hubble Space Telescope
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