Planets
Which planet has the most moons?
Saturn
What causes the night sky to change through out the seasons?
Earth's rotation
What is a planetary surface exploration device designed to move over the rough surface of a planet or other planetary mass?
Rover
When the moon is facing the earth, is the tide high or low?
High
Every month (about 29.5 days)
Name the order of the planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is the measurement for the distance light travels in one year?
Light-year
Which two American men were the first to land on the moon?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
What famous scientist discovered gravity?
What is a lunar eclipse?
An astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened
What qualities does a planet need to be considered a planet?
It must orbit a star, be shaped like a sphere, and must be big enough that it clears its orbital path.
Describe the difference between apparent and actual brightness
Apparent brightness is how bright a star appears to be while actual brightness is how bright it actually is
NASA's most versatile and renowned space telescope
The Hubble telescope
In the whole universe, which space objects have the greatest gravitational pull?
A black hole (even light cannot escape its gravitational pull!)
What causes the moon to appear light even though it is actually very dark?
the sun
On which planet are the days longer than the years?
Venus
What is a circumpolar constellation?
A constellation that can be seen in the nightsky year round.
What is the name of the first successful satellite launched by the US?
Explorer 1
What object in our solar system has the greatest mass and pulls all other objects into orbit?
The sun
How many phases of the moon are there in a lunar cycle?
8: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent
What is Neptune named after?
The roman god of the sea, Neptune
When is Orion visible in the Northern Hemisphere?
January to March
What two countries did the infamous Space Race occur between?
Which planet or object in our solar system has the strongest gravitational force?
Jupiter (You would weigh two and a half times on Jupiter than what you would on Earth!)
When will the next solar eclipse occur? (Year)