NASA
THE SUN AND MOON
THE PLANETS
COMETS AND OTHER THINGS THAT FLY THROUGH THE SKY
BEYOND OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
100
NASA sent their first astronauts to the moon in this year.
1969
100
What is it called when the earth casts a shadow over the moon?
a lunar eclipse
100
This ninth planet from the sun was relabeled as a dwarf planet.
Pluto
100
True or false: a meteor and asteroid are the same thing
False. A meteor is a small piece of an asteroid or comet that burns up in earth's atmosphere. Asteroids are piece of rock smaller than planets that orbit the sun.
100
What star can you use to help find your way at night?
Polaris also known as the North Star
200
What country was NASA competing against for many of its first space missions?
Russia/Soviet Union
200
What is the path of the earth around the sun called?
orbit
200
What planet is known as the red planet?
Mars
200
What is a meteor called after it lands on earth?
meteorite
200
What is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way (where we live)?
Andromeda
300
True or false: Astronauts can grow by 1 or 2 inches from being in space
True!
300
Which phase can't you see in the sky: a Full Moon, a New Moon or a Half-Moon?
New Moon
300
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
300
The trail of gas and dust that follows a comet is called what?
Its tail
300
What constellation has 3 stars all in a row that are called a belt?
Orion
400
NASA stands for the National _______________ and Space Administration
Aeronautics
400
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong.
400
What is the biggest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
400
This object is a huge chunk of rock in a belt with other huge chunks of rock. What is it?
An asteroid
400
When a star collapses it creates a strong gravitational pull that can pull everything into its center including light. What is this called?
a black hole
500
What was the first space shuttle to be launched into space?
Columbia
500
What is the sun mostly made of?
Gas - hydrogen and helium.
500
Earth and the rest of our solar system is located in which galaxy?
The Milky Way
500
What are comets mostly made of?
ice and dust
500
After the sun, what is the closest star to earth?
Alpha Proxima Centauri.
It’s about 4.2 lightyears away from us. If you travelled there in one of today’s rockets, it’d take you about 168,000 years to get there!