OUTER SPACE

Planets

100

This planet has rings that are easily seen from earth.

Saturn

200

Days on this planet are very, very hot and nights are very cold.

Mercury

300

The only planet where water is found in great quantities

Earth

400

The fifth and largest planet is...

Jupiter

500

What planet is now not a planet?

Pluto

Random

100

What is Mrs. McCartney's husband's name?

Tyler

200

What is the name of our galaxy?

Milky-Way

300

What day is Christmas on?

December 25

400

Who just won the world series?

Atlanta Braves

500

What is 20 x 60?

1,200

Asteroids

100

This is a large rock that orbits the sun.

Asteroid

200

Where is the asteroid belt located?

Between Mars and Jupiter

300

This is the name of the first and largest asteroid discovered.

Ceres

400

Asteroids orbit around what?

The Sun

500

What is the Celestial Equator?

Projection of the Equator on to the Night Sky.

Comets and more

100

How are comets different than asteroids?

They are made mostly of ice with dust and bits of rock

200

What are the two main parts of a comet?

The tail and the head

300

What is located in the head of a comet?

The nucleus and the coma

400

What can you tell from a star's brightness?

Its surface temperature

500

Who was the first scientist to apply the laws of astronomy to comets?

Edmond Halley

Meteors

100

What is a collection of planets orbiting the sun called?

solar system

200

Piece of space debris that burns up in Earth's atmosphere

Meteor

300

What is a meteoroid?

Particle in space that is too small to be an asteroid or a comet

400

What is a meteorite?

A meteor that survives the hot trip through the atmosphere and hits the surface of the earth.

500

Where did Atticus visit a site on earth that was hit by a meteor?

Arizona

Meteor Crater in Arizona