Planets
What is the third planet from the Sun?
Earth
What planet is closest to the sun in our solar system?
Mars
Out of Jupiter's 95 moons, how many are featured as the largest? (hint: you can count this number on one hand)
4
- Ganymede, Callisto, Io, & Europa
The name Earth (in English) is at least 1000 years old. Unlike the other planets named after Greek and Roman gods, the name Earth came from what language(s)?
Old English and German
- Earth means "the ground"
- There are other names for Earth in other languages.
When was NASA Founded?
A. 1800
B. 1852
C. 1900
D. 1958
D. 1958
What is the second planet from the Sun
Venus
The sun is a
A. Red dwarf star
B. Red giant star
C. Yellow dwarf star
D. Yellow giant star
C. Yellow Dwarf Star
Of Jupiter's largest moons, which has the most volcanic activity?
A. Ganymede
B. Callisto
C. Io
D. Europa
C. Io
Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the solar system, with hundreds of volcanoes, some erupting lava fountains dozens of miles (or kilometers) high.
True/False: Most of the Earth is covered in land
False
- Most of the Earth is covered in water
What year was the first moon landing?
A. 1958
B. 1969
C. 1973
D. 1999
B. 1969
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
- 86,881 miles in diameter
- Earth's diameter is 7,926 miles
The God of the Sun in Greek Mythology is
A. Helios
B. Zeus
C. Poseidon
D. Ares
A. Helios
(Zeus is the god of the sky, Poseidon is the god of the sea and rivers, and Ares was the god of war)
True/False: The Earth's Moon harbors water
True
About how many minutes does it take the light from the Sun to reach the Earth?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 8
D. 15
C. 8
What was the name of the program that made the first Moon landing?
A. Project Apollo
B. Project Gemini
C. Project Mercury
D. Project Moon
A. Project Apollo
Venus
- 867 degrees Fahrenheit due to it's thick atmosphere
Does the Sun rotate?
Yes
- It rotates on an axis, but since it is not solid, different parts rotate at different rates. At the equator the sun spins around once about every 25 Earth days, and at the poles it rotates once about every 36 Earth days.
If the Earth were the size of a nickel, the moon would be about the size of a
A. Dime
B. Coffee Bean
C. Penny
D. Shoe
B. Coffee Bean
Why is it summer in the areas north of the equator, while it is winter in areas south of the equator?
The tilt of the Earth on it's axis (23.4 degrees)
What does NASA stand for?
A. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
B. Natural Aerometric Space Actions
C. Nationwide Astronaut Space Access
D. Newton's Aeronautical Situations Analysis
A. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
A. Gas Giants
B. Ice Giants
A. Gas giants
- Gas giants are planets mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen
When the Sun starts to die, what will it expand into first?
A. Red Giant
B. White Dwarf
C. Blue Giant
D. Protostar
A. Red Giant
- The Sun will expand to a Red Giant, then compact to a white dwarf star to cool down for trillions of years
What is the most common gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon Dioxide
D. Argon
B. Nitrogen
(78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 1% other gases)
Who founded NASA?
A. Elon Musk
B. Dwight D. Eisenhower
C. Justin Turner
D. Vikram Sarabhai
B. Dwight D. Eisenhower
(Elon Musk founded Space X and Vikram Sarabhai founded ISRO)