Solar System
What is the sun?
A Star
How long does it take for the earth to rotate around the sun?
24 hours/ 1 day
Which moon is the largest moon? (hint: it's one of Jupiter's)
Ganymede
What are the four inner planets in order?
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
What is the Hubble telescope used for?
To take pictures of our universe to help us understand what galaxies are and how they come to be.
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
Which planet is known as the red planet?
Mars
How many moons does Neptune have?
What is the planet that got kidded out of the solar system?
Pluto
What is a star?
A gas luminous object in the sky (very far away)
Which is the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way?
Double points for distance.
Andromeda Galaxy
2.5 million light years away.
What is the hottest planet?
Venus - because its atmosphere acts like a blanket trapping the heat on the planet
Which of Jupiter's moons is the most volcanically active in the solar system?
Io
What separates the four inner planets and the four outer planets?
Asteroid Belt
What is a constellation?
An arrangement of stars that create a pattern or image.
What is the size difference between the Sun and Earth?
This planet has a giant storm on it that has been going for over 300 years. The storm is called the giant red spot
Jupiter
Around how many moons are in our entire solar system?
Over 200
What are the all the planets in order?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What is a light year?
If you tracked the distance light traveled in one year you would have a light year.
What is the star constellation of the Milky Way Galaxy?
Sagittarius
Which planet spins on its side?
Which moon is the closest to its planet?
Double points for naming moons and planet
Phobos and Mars.
What are the four outer planets in order?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
What is a moon?
Satellites that orbit a planet/star/asteroid, or some similar object.