what planet has the most moons
Saturn
True or false: our sun is a red dwarf
False: it is a medium yellow
what is this?
The moon
What do you call a group of stars that forms a pattern?
constellation
how many moons does the Earth have?
1
what planet is surrounded by rings?
Saturn
what is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
what is the center of our solar system?
the sun
who was the first man on the moon
neil armstrong
what planet ranges from really cold to really hot because it barely has an atmosphere
mercury
True or false: The Earth spins around its axis once a year.
False. It only takes the Earth about 24 hours to spin around its axis.
how many planets are there in the solar system
8
Which planet is bigger, Mars or Mercury?
Mars
which planet is larger, the Earth of Saturn?
Saturn
what is gravity?
gravity is the force that keeps us on the ground
what is the biggest dwarf planet
pluto
What is the name for the path that the Earth takes around the Sun?
an orbit
What is the seventh (7th) planet from the sun?
Uranus
what planet has the biggest mountain and is known as the Red planet
Mars (mount olympus)
What is the sun?
It is a star
True or false: You will never be able see the other side of the moon.
True
all planets are named after ______ mythology
Greek
what is the closest planet to earth
venus
What do you call a collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity?
A galaxy
what do you call a storm on Jupiter?
the great red spot
What blocks out the sun in a solar eclipse?
the moon
In what year did the first space shuttle land on the moon?
1969
True or false: American astronauts were the first to land on Mars
False- we have not landed astronauts on Mars
which planet is bigger, Venus or the Earth?
Earth
True or False: the Voyager Space probe, launched by NASA in 1977, is now beyond the boundaries of our solar system.
True!