Name that Planet
The Moon
Living in Space
Fun Space Facts
Vocabulary
100
I am the third planet from the sun, and I’m the only one known to have life.
What is Earth?
100
What planet does the Moon orbit?
What is Earth?
100
What do astronauts wear to protect themselves from space?
What is a space suit and helmet?
100
How many planets are in our solar system?
What is 8?
100
What is the word for a person who travels in space?
What is an astronaut?
200
I’m the red planet and have the tallest volcano in the solar system.
What is Mars?
200
What do we call the dark spots you can see on the Moon?
What are craters?
200
How do astronauts get to space?
What is a rocket?
200
What is the closest star to Earth?
What is the Sun?
200
What is the name of the force that pulls objects toward each other, like keeping planets in orbit?
What is gravity?
300
I’m the biggest planet, and I have a big red spot that’s actually a storm.
What is Jupiter?
300
What keeps the Moon from floating away from Earth?
What is gravity?
300
How do astronauts communicate with people on Earth?
What is using radios and computers?
300
What tool do scientists use to look closely at the Moon from Earth?
What is a telescope?
300
What is when the Moon blocks the Sun’s light from reaching Earth?
What is a solar eclipse?
400
I have beautiful rings made of ice and rock, and I’m the second biggest planet.
What is Saturn?
400
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Who is Neil Armstrong?
400
What type of special food do astronauts eat in space?
What is dehydrated pre-packaged food?
400
What is a shooting star really?
What is a meteor?
400
What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
What is the Milky Way?
500
I’m a tiny, rocky planet closest to the sun, and I have no moons.
What is Mercury?
500
How many phases does the moon have?
What is 4? (New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, Last Quarter)
500
Where do astronauts live and work while in space for a long time?
What is the International Space Station (ISS)?
500
What do we call a group of stars that forms a picture?
What is a constellation?
500
What is the name for the imaginary line that Earth spins around?
What is the axis?