Planets
What is the smallest planet in our solar system and also closest to the sun?
What is Mercury
What even began the space race?
The soviet Unions' launch of Sputnik 1
If I dropped a statue off of my table and a piece fell off of it would its mass or weight change?
What causes the seasons?
The tilt of Earth's axis
What is the surface of the moon covered in?
Craters
What planet is known as the red planet?
What is Mars.
Who was the space race between?
The US and Soviet Union
What role does gravity and inertia play in planetary orbits?
Gravity pulls the planet towards the sun and inertia keeps it going.
Where is the moon during a solar eclipse?
Directly between the Earth and the Sun
What attracts other objects to each other?
Gravity
Why does Mercury have extreme temperature changes?
It has no atmosphere to retain heat.
What was the name of the mission that landed humans on the moon?
Apollo 11
What instrument is used to measure Weight?
Scale
When does an Equinoix occur?
When neither end of the Earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun. This occurs during the Spring and Fall seasons
Where is the Asteroid Belt located?
In between the inner and outer planets. Between Mars and Jupiter.
Why do some planets have more moons than others?
Larger planets have stronger gravity to capture more moons
What is the name of our natural Satellite?
The moon
What instrument is used to measure mass?
Balance
What is the inner and outer shadows of a solar eclipse called?
Inner shadow is the umbra and outer is Penumbra
Why are black holes difficult to observe?
Their gravity traps all of the light where telescopes cannot see them.
Why do planets have different lengths of days?
Their rate of rotation
What was the name of the 3 astronauts that were on Apollo 11?
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
Weight is based on?
What is the force of gravity.
Why does the Earth have seasons?
Its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.
What planet was believed to have water on it at one time?