Famous Scientist
This Greek scientist believed the Earth was at the center of the universe
Aristotle
It0s the largest and heaviest planet in the Solar System
Jupiter
How many days takes the moon to orbit the Earth?
28 days
Name the two first men to step on the Moon
Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
Name of the theory that placed the Earth at the center of the Universe
Geocentric Model
This Italian astronomer discovered Saturn's rings and four of Jupiter's moons
Galileo Galilei
It has 53 named moons and is known as the "ringed planet" because of its seven visible ice and rock rings
Saturn
What is the name we use to name the different shapes of the Moon?
"Phases"
Name of the first artificial satellite sent to space
Sputnik 1
Name of the movement of the Earth when it orbits around the Sun
Revolution
This German astronomer determined that each planet orbited the Sun in an individual ellipsis
Johannes Kepler
It's the hottest planet due to the amount of greenhouse gases (CO2) in its atmosphere
Venus
It's the Lunar Phase when we see one side of the Moon fully lit
Full Moon
Name of the first living thing sent to orbit the Earth, on a spaceship
Laika, the dog
Movement of the Earth on its own axis
Rotation
This Polish mathematician developed a model of the universe where the Sun was the center of the Solar System
Nicolaus Copernicus
These are the only two planets without natural satellites orbiting them around
Mercury and Venus
Name of the lunar phase when the Moon is entire dark - not lit by the Sun
New Moon
Name the first man and woman sent to orbit the Earth
Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova
They are the periods in a year where weather is affected by they ellipsis of the orbit of Earth and its revolution around the Sun
They are four
The Four Seasons of the Earth
This astronomer and mathematician described Earth, the planets and stars as spheres
Ptolomaeus
It's the farthest planet from the Sun
Neptune
Name of the lunar phases when we only see a fraction of the side
"waxing" and "waning"
When did the Apollo 11 landed on the surface of the Moon?
July 20th, 1969
Name of the year that has an extra day, and occurs each 4 years
Leap year