Inner Planets
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
Which is larger? Outer or inner planets?
Outer planets
What did astronauts wear in space?
Space suits
The name of the moon’s phases
Lunar cycle
What is an orbit?
An orbit when a planet rotated around another object
All inner planets from the sun in order
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
How old is Uranus?
4 billion years old
How many people can fit in a average sized spaceship?
5 to 7
The name of the planet with rings
Saturn
How long does it take the moon to orbit the earth?
1 month
Made of iron, silicon, magnesium, sulphur, aluminum, calcium and nickel.
Inner planets / planets
What do you call the rocky path orbiting Neptune?
Kuiper Belt
When did the first spacecraft go into space?
October 4, 1957
How long does it take to walk the moon?
9 years
What keeps objects in space in orbit?
Gravity
A day on this planet is approximately 5832 hours
Venus
How much percentage does Saturn’s rings hold?
90%
Who was the first ever person in space?
Yuri Gagarin
When will Halley’s Comet come to Earth (future)
2061
What are the three types of orbits the Earth has?
Low orbits, medium orbits and high orbits
One whole revolution for this planet is 687 Earth days
Mars
What is another name for the 4 outer planets?
Jovian Planets/ Big Gas Stars
What has the Hubble space telescope discovered?
The age of the universe to be about 13 to 14 billion years / discovery of dark energy
What year was a comet discovered
1986
How often does the sun have an orbit?
Every 230 million years