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Planets
Other Objects in Space
Our Galaxy
The Earth & Sun
Traveling to Space
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What is the saying you can use to help you remember the eight planets?
"Many Very Energetic Mermaids Just Swam Under Neptune."
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What other objects are in space besides planets?
Asteroids, Meteoroids, and Comets
100
What are constellations?
Stars that form a pattern or shape that looks like such things as a person, an object, or an animal as seen from Earth.
100
True or False: The sun is tilted.
False
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Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
200
What is the old planet that they now call a dwarf planet?
What is Pluto?
200
What are Asteroids made of?
rock, metal, and sometimes ice
200
What are stars?
hot, distant, and made of gas
200
How many moons does Earth have?
One
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When astronauts travel to space, can they take gravity from earth with them? If not, what happens?
No, so they float in space.
300
What are the four planets CLOSEST to the sun?
What is Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth
300
What is another name for shooting stars?
Meteors
300
What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
The Milky Way
300
True or False: the Earth revolves or travels around the sun.
True
300
What type of rockets help the space shuttle get off the ground?
Booster Rockets
400
What are the four planets FARTHEST from the sun?
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
400
What happens when comets get too close to the sun?
Some of it turns into gas and follows the comet like a tail.
400
What is gravity?
It keeps objects in orbit around the sun. It keeps oxygen on earth. It is a force.
400
Why do the seasons change?
Earth is slightly tilted as it travels around the sun.
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How was the Apollo mission important to astronomy and space exploration?
Apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to be sent into space.
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Name all EIGHT planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
500
What is the name of the most famous comet?
Halley's Comet
500
True or False: the Milky Way is the ONLY galaxy in the universe.
False
500
During a solar eclipse, the moon moves between the sun and Earth and ______________.
Blocks the sun's light from reaching Earth.
500
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus and how did he challenge hoe people thought about the universe?
Answer will Vary.