Astronomy and Space Phenomena
What is a constellation?
a) A group of stars that form a pattern
b) A single star
c) A planet
d) A galaxy
a) A group of stars that form a pattern
What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus
What galaxy to we reside in?
The milky way
What is a space probe?
a) A spacecraft that is sent to explore other planets or objects in space
b) A type of rocker
c) A spce station
d) A satellite
A spacecraft that is sent to explore other planets or objects in space
Name one ring around Saturn
There’s the Janus Ring, the Methone Ring Arc, the Anthe Ring Arc and the Pallene Ring, as well as the Roche Division Wow, that was moving.
What is a meteor?
A small piece of rock or metal that burns up when it enters Earth's atmosphere
What is the farthest planet from the Sun?
Neptune
What is the name of the large galaxy that is moving toward us?
Andromeda
What is a launch vehicle?
A vehicle used to launch spacecraft into space
The ISS
International speace station.
What is supernova?
a) A new star
b) The explosion of a star
c) A planet
d) A spaceship
b) the explosion of a star
What is a dwarf planet?
a) A very small planet
b) A planet that is not round
c) A planet that has not cleared its orbit from other objects
d) A planet that is not in our solar system
c) A planet that has not cleared its orbit from other objects
What is the most massive planet in our solar system?
Jupiter, it's HUGE. 1.898 E 27 kg (317.8 Earth mass)
What is a payload?
The cargo carried by spacecraft
Name the rocket that was most famously used in the Apollo missions.
Saturn V
What is a nebula?
a) a cloud of gas and dust in space
b) a type of a star
c) a galaxy
d) a planet
a) A cloud of gas and dust in space
What is microgravity?
The absence of gravity
How far away from the sun are we right now, in Astronomical Units.
93 million miles or 8 light-minutes
What is a spacewalk?
A walk in a space
There are how many satellites orbiting Earth?
2,666
What is the Big Bang theory?
a) A theory about a very loud noise
b) a theory about the origin of the the universe
c) a theory about black holes
d) A theory about stars
b) A theory about the origin of the universe
How many people have stepped foot on the moon? (closest answer gets the points)
12
True or False: the Voyager Space probe, launched by NASA in 1977, is now beyond the boundaries of our solar system.
TRUE! And amazing!
What is space shuttle?
a) A type of bus
b) A reusable spacecraft
c) A type of rocket
d) A space station
A reusable spacecraft
Do your best impression of a chicken
I hope everyone laughed!