Planets
Non-Planets
Sun
Technologies
Canadian Connection
100
Liquid water on its surface.
What is the Earth?
100
Large "dirty snowballs" that orbit the sun and have a long tail.
What are comets?
100
Slightly darker areas on the Sun's surface caused by magnetic fluctuations.
What are sunspots?
100
The most widely used device to observe the solar system that uses visibe light.
What is the telescope?
100
The first Canadian in Space.
Who is Marc Garneau?
200
The "Red Planet" that has a solar system's largest volcano.
What is Mars?
200
Large round objects that are remnants of the solar system.
What are dwarf planets?
200
Large ring shaped formations on the surface of the sun.
What are solar prominences?
200
Used by astronauts to keep them alive when they exit the space ship or station.
What is a space suit?
200
The robotic device designed and built in Canada to manipulate objects in space by the space shuttle.
What is the Canadarm 1?
300
The smallest terestrial planet.
What is Mercury?
300
Also known as "shooting stars" and are pieces of rock that fly through our atmosphere from outer space.
What are meteors?
300
When a large amount of charged particles explodes from the surface of the sun.
What are solar flares?
300
Used to transmit communications all over the world including the Global Positioning System (GPS).
What is a satellite?
300
The first Canadian woman in space.
Who is Roberta Bondar?
400
This planet has Europa and Ganymede as moons.
What is Jupiter?
400
Rocks found on the earth that came from outer space.
What are meteorites?
400
Electromagnetic energy produced by the sun.
What is solar radiation?
400
This technology was required to provide the force necessary to lift heavy objects into space.
What is rocket propulsion?
400
The first canadian to be a commander of the International Space Station.
Who is Chris Hadfield?
500
This planet has many rings made of rock and ice.
What is Saturn?
500
Small or large disc-shaped holes on the surface of planets caused by space material collisions.
What are craters?
500
Charged particles that explode from the surface of the sun that may cause auroras also known as the "Northern Lights".
What is the Solar Wind?
500
Used to travel to remote locations in space and send back information to Earth.
What is a probe?
500
Used to manipulate objects on the International Space Station.
What is the Canadahand?
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