Stars
Solar System
Distance
Constellations
space trivia
100

What star is the closest to earth?

the sun

100

What is the third planet from the sun?

Earth

100

how far away is the sun?

around 94 million miles

100

What month or season can you see Orion in?

december/winter

100

Is mars bigger or smaller than the Earth?

smaller

200

What is the brightest star in the night sky?

the dog star AKA sirius 

200

what planet is the closest to the sun?

Mercury

200

how far away is the moon?

239,000 miles

200

what are the names of Orions companion constellations? 

canis major and canis minor

200

Is our sun a large star or a small star compared to other stars?

small

300

What type of star is the sun?

yellow dwarf

300

What planet did the Russians send a probe too? that planet also melted the probes. 

venus

300

how far away is Sirius from earth?

8.6 lightyears

300

What constellation is very long and snake like?

Hydra

300

What object in space eats time?

a black hole

400

What constellation is the dog star apart of?

canis major

400

what is the largest planet in the solar system? 

jupiter

400

how close is the second closest star from earth

4.37 lightyears. (4 light years is an ok answer)

400

What constellation was in the June segment of the artifact? 

Scorpius

400

does the earth spin clockwise or counterclockwise?

counterclockwise when viewed from above the North Pole and clockwise when viewed from above the South Pole

500

how big is the sun compared to the earth?

approximately 109 times wider, its volume could contain about 1.3 million Earths, and its mass is roughly 333,000 times greater

500

What country visited the moon first?

USA

500

what is the name of the second closest star to earth?

Alpha Centauri

500

What are three potential constellations for the missing segment of the artifact

Cancer, Leo, Leo minor

500

What is Mr. G's favorite constellation? 

Orion