Rotation
Revolution
Solar System
Space Exploration
Miscellaneous
100
The time it takes to rotate once(spin)
What is rotation
100
The time it takes the planet to go around the Sun once
What is Revolution
100
Name the planets in order.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
100
The first artificial satellite
What is Sputnik
100
These planets are known as gas giants, they have rings, and are large.
What are Outer Planets
200
The Earth rotates in this direction
What is counter clockwise
200
1 year/365 days
How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution aroW
200
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are considered what planets?
What are Inner Planets
200
The goal of this project was to send and return a man to the moon.
What is Project Apollo
200
A satellite that is man-made
What is artificial satellite
300
What does the Earth have because of rotation
What is day/night
300
The direction we revolve around the sun
What is counter clockwise
300
It is the dividing line between the inner and outer planets
What is the Asteroid Belt
300
The goal was to orbit a piloted space craft around Earth and to bring it back safely
What is Project Mercury
300
A natural satellite in our solar system
What is the Moon
400
The time it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis
What is one day
400
This causes the Earth to have seasons
What is tilt of its axis
400
These planets are smaller, made mostly of rock, and do not have rings
What are inner planets
400
The space project that intended to send two astronauts into orbit and connect with another space craft in orbit. Study effect of space on humans.
What is Project Gemini
400
The shape of the planets orbits
What is ellipse (stretched circle)
500
Time it takes the Earth to make one complete rotation
What is 24 hours
500
Number of days it takes the moon to revolve around the Earth
What is 27.3 days
500
The representation of an object that is smaller than the actual size
What is Scale Model
500
Space Shuttle program began and ended during this time frame
What is 1981-2011
500
Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon on this date
What is July 20,1969