Spacecraft
Sun/Moon
Inner Planets
Oh My Stars!!
Outer Planets
100

What is the purpose of the telescope? 

What is to allow scientists to study distant space objects. 

100
True or false: The sun is the largest star in our galaxy.
What is true.
100
Name the inner planets.
What is The four smaller inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
100

If a meteor survives its trip through Earths atmosphere and lands on the ground, it is called what??

Meteorite

100
Name the outer planets.
What is What is Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter.
200

What is the definition of spacecraft? 

What is various tools and equipment that gathers data about space and space objects. (Includes rockets, telescopes, satellites, space stations, and space shuttles). 

200
Does the moon rotate?
What is no.
200

What planet has had a 300 year old storm and has the largest diameter?

What is Jupiter.

200

These are commonly mistaken as shooting stars

Meteors 

200
The outer planets are also known as?
What is Gas Giants.
300

What is the name of the force that bounds the planets together based on their mass? 

What is gravity ?

300
True or false, the sun rotates around the planets.
What is no, the planets rotate around the sun.
300

What separates the inner planets from the outer planets 

the asteroid belt 

300

Stars are mostly made of Hydrogen and what other gas ? HINT: top of the periodic table. 

Helium

300

Name one outer planet that appears blue

Neptune or Uranus 

400

What was the name of the first person to land on the moon?

What is Neil Armstrong ?

400
What is a solar eclipse?
What is an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon
400

Which of the inner planets has almost no atmosphere due to too much direct solar radiation? 

What is Mercury ?

400

This space object has a tail and is made of ice dust and gas 

what is a comet 

400
Name the other planets with rings.
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
500

What is the name of the space station that is dedicated to teaching scientists how to live in space?

What is international space station (ISS)?

500

Name the phases of the moon.

What is First Quarter, Waxing Crescent, New Moon, Waning Crescent, Third Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full, Waxing Gibbous.

500
The inner planets are mainly made up of what?
What is rocks.
500

This Comet is going to return to earth in the year 2061 (Happens about every 76 years)

What is Halleys Comet ?

500

Why is Pluto not considered a planet?

What is it is not because it does not meet the criteria for being a planet ? 

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