Cold War
Constellations
Inner planets
Jupiter
Early Astronomy
100

Which country won the space race 

United States of America 

100

What is a Constellation

Group of stars that form a pattern

100

What is the 4th planet in the solar system

Mars

100

Jupiter is considered a gas ____


Giant

100

Who was the first man to walk the moon

Neil Armstrong

200

Who launched Sputnik 1 in 1957

The Soviets 

200

What is the constellation of the zodiac 'Leo'

The lion

200

What is the hottest planet?

Venus

200

Jupiter is mostly made up of what element

Hydrogen

200

Galileo invented the ______ to help us see better

Telescope

300

What does 'NASA' stand for

National Aeronautics space administration

300

From our perspective , the Sun moves through the stars along a special path called the _____

Ecliptic  

300

What is the axis tilt for earth


23.5 degrees

300

What is Jupiter's largest moon called

Ganymede 

300

What did the U.S launch in 1958 in response to the russians 'Sputnik 1'


Explorer 1

400

Who was the first man in space

Yuri Gagarian

400

Astronomers describe earth as an imaginary _______ surrounding earth 

Sphere

400

Which planet has the biggest volcano in the whole solar system

Mars

400

How many moons does planet Jupiter have 

79 moons

400

What astronomer suggested earth was in the center of the universe

Ptolemy

500

What year did the Mars Pathfinder land on mars


1997

500

What is the name of this constellation ?

Libra

500

Which planet has a core made of silicates

Venus

500

Who gave the planet 'Jupiter' its name 

The Romans

500

In 1543 A.D. , Copernicus published the ________ Theory- of the solar system

Heliocentric