Planets
What type of planet is Saturn?
Gas Giant
What sits between Mars and Jupiter?
The asteroid belt
What is astrometry?
Mapping and measuring things in space
What are exoplanets?
Planets outside our solar system
What is the name of the first astronaut on the room?
Neil Armstrong
Gas giants lack a solid ________
Surface
List the planets in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is the shape of a Milky Way?
Spiral. Will also accept disk
What is the death of a star in an explosion called?
Supernova
Which constellation is the North Star a part of?
Ursa minor
What is a Super-Earth?
Exoplanet x2 - x10 larger than Earth, but still lighter than Neptune or Uranus
What sits between Mars and Jupiter?
The asteroid belt
What is the Milky Way mostly made up of?
Dust, gas, and stars
What are main sequence stars?
Normal stars
What was the first satellite that was launched into space?
Sputnik I
How many moons does Mars have?
Two - Phobos and Deimos
What is the distance between the Sun and the Earth called?
An astronomical unit (AU)
What is the closest star to Earth?
Alpha Centauri*
We see a redshifted star -- what is it doing?
Rapidly moving away from us
What constellation in named after a dog?
Canis major or canis minor
Jupiter is also called a failed ______
Star
What is the name of a dwarf planet?
Pluto, Eris, Ceres
What myth is the Milky Way named after?
Hera nursing Heracles
Describe a singularity
A point of infinite gravity and mass from which no object, once inside, can ever escape
What is the star Sirius known for?
Being the brightest star in the sky