What planet is the main character stranded on?
Mars
What phase is the moon when it’s fully lit?
Full Moon
What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
The Milky Way
What is it called when the Moon blocks the Sun?
Solar eclipse
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What is the name of the astronaut played by Matt Damon?
Mark Watney
What phase comes after New Moon?
What was the event that started the universe?
The Big Bang
What is it called when the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon?
Lunar eclipse
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What crop does Mark grow on Mars?
Potatoes
What is the phase when the moon is half lit on the right?
First Quarter
What force pulls galaxies toward each other despite the universe expanding?
Gravity
What phase is the Moon in during a solar eclipse?
New Moon
What planet has rings?
Saturn
How does Mark create water?
By burning hydrogen
What is the phase before a New Moon?
Waning Crescent
How old is the universe?
~13 billion years old
What phase is the Moon in during a lunar eclipse?
How many planets are in the solar system?
Eight
What organization helps rescue Mark?
NASA
How many moon phases are there?
Eight
What is the name of the invisible matter that makes up most of the universe’s mass?
Dark matter
What kind of eclipse happens when the Sun looks like a ring?
Annular eclipse
What dwarf planet was once considered the ninth planet?
Pluto