what is this?
The moon
what is the seventh planet from the sun
uranus
Which planet is bigger, Mars or Mercury?
Mars
What do you call a group of stars that forms a pattern?
constellation
what planet ranges from really cold to really hot because it barely has an atmosphere
mercury
what planet is surrounded by rings?
Saturn
True or false: American astronauts were the first to land on Mars
False. No human have set foot on Mars yet
What do you call a collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity?
A galaxy
what is gravity?
gravity is the force that keeps us on the ground
which planet is bigger, Venus or the Earth?
Earth
What Apollo mission took off on Mr Harrington's birthday?
Apollo 11
which planet is larger, the Earth of Saturn?
Saturn
what is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
what is the center of our solar system?
the sun
what do you call a storm on Jupiter?
the great red spot
how many moons does the Earth have?
1
In what year did the first space shuttle land on the moon?
1969
how many planets are there in the solar system
8
what planet has the biggest mountain and is known as the Red planet
Mars (mount olympus)
what is the biggest dwarf planet
pluto
what planet has the most moons
Saturn
What blocks out the sun in a solar eclipse?
the moon
what is the closest planet to earth
venus
all planets are named after ______ mythology
Greek
True or false: You will never be able see the other side of the moon.
True
who was the first man on the moon
neil armstrong
True or false: The Earth spins around its axis once a year.
False. It only takes the Earth about 24 hours to spin around its axis.
True or false: our sun is a red dwarf
false. The sun is a medium yellow
True or False: the Voyager Space probe, launched by NASA in 1977, is now beyond the boundaries of our solar system.
True!
What is the name for the path that the Earth takes around the Sun?
an orbit