Vocabulary
rotates
spins on an axis
Gravity
The rocket ship that took three American astronauts to the moon in 1969
Apollo 11
Although it may appear different the Sun is technically one of these
a star
Which planet is the smallest and fastest in our solar system?
crewed
carrying and operated by people
Does gravity push objects away or pull them closer?
Pull them closer
Where did the Apollo 11 rocket ship land?
The Moon
What is a star made out of?
Gas
Which planet has a giant storm in the middle that looks like a big red dot
Jupiter
lunar eclipses
When the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the moon.
Why does the Moon have so many craters?
It does not have an atmosphere
Name one of the three American astronauts on Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins
Why does the Sun look so different from other stars?
The Sun is closer to Earth
What two planets have rings?
Saturn and Uranus
spacecraft
a crewed or uncrewed vehicle designed to travel into space for research and exploration
How is the Earth protected from asteroids?
We have an atmosphere
In what year did the Apollo 11 land on the moon
1969
True or false: the Sun is at the center of our solar system
True (our solar system is heliocentric)
Which planet is known as Earths sister planet?
Venus
galaxy
a very large cluster of billions of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
True or False: all matter has a gravitational pull
True
The first American to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
What star is hotter.... A yellow and orange star or a blue star?
Blue Star
What is the only planet humans have sent space crafts/rovers too?
Mars