Are you dizzy yet?
What do we call spinning of the Earth around the Sun?
Revolution
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
What is the name of the former eighth planet of the solar system?
What was the first planet any country managed to land an unmanned probe on?
The Soviet Union managed to land ten probes on the surface of Venus between 1961-1984.
What is the closest star to Earth?
The sun
A __________ occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth
Solar Eclipse
Which direction, clockwise or counter clockwise, does the Earth turn?
Counter Clockwise
Within our solar system, what is the furthest planet from the sun?
Neptune
Name two of the four planets referred to as 'gas giants'.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
What was the first man made Satellite launched into orbit?
Sputnik was launched by the USSR in 1957
What is a star made of?
A star is composed of densely packed hot gases, mostly hydrogen with some helium and other elements.
A Natural Satellite in Earth's orbit.
The moon
How long does a rotation of the earth around it's axis take?
about 24 hours
What makes the view of our galaxy so hazy in the night sky?
Our galaxy is so densely packed with stars, gases, and cosmic dust that our eyes cannot process all of it from Earths distance.
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Name two of the unmanned rovers that have landed on Mars.
Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, Perseverance
What object in space resembles a dirty snowball?
Comet
How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution?
365 days
How fast does the galaxy spin?
Approximately 560,000 miles per hour.
Which planet has a solar day that's longer than it's year?
Mercury
What year did the US astronauts first set foot on the moon?
1969
What does it mean for the solar system to be 'heliocentric'?
Heliocentric refers to the planets of our solar system rotation around the sun.
What is the official name of our moon?
Luna
How quickly does the Earth spin at the Equator?
While the speed of the Earth's rotation at it's poles is near zero, it spins at about 1,000 miles per hour at the middle line.
What is Sagittarius A?
A super massive black hole in the center of our galaxy.
Which Planet has a Great Dark Spot?
Neptune
Who was Yuri Gargarin?
The first human in space
Why does the tail of a comet always point away from the sun?
The solar winds