The Sun
Our sun will most likely become this during the next stage in its life cycle?
Red Giant
This planet is approximately 150 000 000km (1 AU) from the Sun.
the Earth
Which planet is hottest?
Venus
What does a planet's orbital period give us?
Its year
This process fuels the energy given off by stars.
Nuclear Fusion
This is the name of the rocket that took Apollo astronauts to the Moon (look at the lego model at the side of the room)
Saturn V
The Sun is mostly made up of which element?
Hydrogen
List the 8 planets of the solar system in order from the Sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Which planet rotates 90 degrees to the other planets (on its side)
Uranus
What does a planet's rotational period give us?
It's day
Stars start using this gas as fuel, when they shift from red giants to their blue phase
Helium
This famous Canadian astronaut has written several books, like "An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth" and "The Apollo Murders"
Chris Hadfield
Other than the atmosphere, what else protects the Earth from the Sun's solar flares and coronal mass ejections?
Magnetosphere
This section of the solar system is located between Mars and Jupiter
Asteroid Belt
Which planet rotates clockwise?
Venus
What does the tilting of the Northern hemisphere towards the sun give us?
Summer
An exploding star is called a _____________.
Supernova
This object is so dense, and its gravity so massive, that not even light escapes
Black hole
This is where nuclear fusion occurs.
The core
Why are dwarf planets not considered true planets?
They have not swept their orbits of smaller objects.
Which 2 planets are in the Sun's 'goldie locks zone'?
Earth and Mars
What does the full lunar cycle give us? (full moon to full moon)
28 days (1 month)
Stars are made from collapsing ____________________.
nebulae
This is the name of the newly launched space telescope, that should provide better images than the Hubble space telescope
James Webb Space Telescope
This is the layer of the Sun that we see
Photosphere
Define the 3 characteristics that make planets planets.
Which planet contains a powerful magnetosphere and dihydrogen monoxide in all three physical states?
Earth
What do we get from the procession of the Earth, alternating its axis every 100 000 years or so... (NOT ON TEST)
Ice ages
What will be the last stage of our sun's life cycle?
White Dwarf
This is the name of the space probe that was launched in 1977. It exited the Solar System, travelling at 16000 km/hr, and is now 14.5 Billion Km from Earth, and is the farthest man made object. It contains a friendly greeting for any aliens that might find it one day.
Voyager I