Our Solar System is located in a spiral galaxy. What is the name of our galaxy?
Milky Way
consists of a star and everything that orbits that star
Solar System
What caused the start of the "Space Race"
World War 2
The atmosphere has how many layers
5
What animal was sent in to space:
chimpanzee
There are 4 inner planets. Name them.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
The force that pulls all objects with mass toward one another is ________
gravity
First nation to get to space
Russia
The atmosphere is made of what type of matter
gas
Which planet rains diamonds?
Neptune and Uranus
There are 4 outer planets. Name them.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The __________________ are terrestrial planets that have rocky or solid surfaces.
inner planets
The first man to land on the Moon was named:
Neil Armstrong
There are how many main gases in the atmosphere:
3
Which comet can we see every 76 years?
What is found between Mars and Jupiter?
The ________________ are gas giant planets that do not have rocky or solid surfaces.
Outer planets
The first lady in space was:
What is the percentage of Nitrogen in the atmosphere
78%
Which planet could float if put in a body of water?
Saturn
The more __________ a planet has the greater it's _______________________.
Mass, Gravitational pull
The measure of the force that gravity exerts on an object is known as
weight
What was the name of the first satellite in space
Sputnik 1
How hot can the largest layer of the atmosphere reach:
2,000 degrees celsius
Which Planet is tilted?
Uranus