Planets
How many rocky/terrestrial planets are in our solar system? Can you name them?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
How old is the sun (in billions of years)?
4.4-4.6 billion years old
What are craters produced by the collision of a meteorite with the Earth?
Impact Craters
What did the Apollo 11 Mission accomplish?
First successful mission when humans went to the moon.
John F. Kennedy
Which planet(s) have rings around them?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Which element are stars primarily made up of?
Hydrogen
Which planet has the most craters?
Mercury
Which planet did NASA's Mariner 2 fly past?
Venus
What percentage of kids in the U.S. want to be astronauts when they grow up?
11% (CNBC)
33% said they wanted to be YouTubers/Vloggers
Venus (465°C!). Because its thick atmosphere traps greenhouse gases (CO2)
What color stars are the coolest?
Red
Where is the largest crater on Earth?
South Africa (near Johannesburg)
How many countries have had successful moon landings (soft-landings)?
4
What percentage of adult Americans believe intelligent life exists on other planets?
65% (Pew Research Center - 2021)
Which two NEIGHBORING planets are the farthest apart from each other?
Uranus and Neptune (1,011,297,430 miles apart)
What color stars are the hottest?
Blue
Which continent has the most known craters on Earth?
North America
Which space probe is farthest from Earth?
Voyager 1
How many moons does Venus have?
0
Which planet has the largest ocean?
Jupiter (it's made up of liquid hydrogen)
By what process do stars give off light energy?
Nuclear Fusion
Where is the oldest crater on Earth?
Australia
What was the first U.S. robotic rover to land on Mars?
Sojourner Rover (Mars Pathfinder Mission)
Is a day on Venus longer than a year on Venus?
Yes
It takes 243 Earth days for Venus to make a full axis rotation (a day)
It takes 224.7 Earth days for Venus to make a full orbit around the sun (a year)