Pluto
True or False: you can see Pluto in the night sky without a telescope or binoculars, so long as it is dark enough.
False: that thing is too far away to see without a telescope.
100
True or False: American astronauts landed on Mars in 1999.
False: no humans have stepped foot on mars yet.
What galaxy to we reside
The milky way
Rank the following objects from smallest to largest:
Moon Sun Earth
How many days does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
365 Days
Name the belt of icy objects that Pluto can be found in.
The Kuiper Belt, found in 1992, named after Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper.
Name one of the two astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission to step foot on the moon. Hint: B. A. or N. A.
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC.
Which planet is closest to the sun
Mercuri
What is the name of the moon phase where it appears that there is no moon at all?
New Moon OR Lunar Eclipse
200
Which season has the longest shadows but the shortest days?
Winter
True or False: In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god of the undergarment.
False: He is the Roman god of the underworld. Similar to the Greek god, Hades.
Sputnik was the first artificial space satellite put into orbit by humans. What country was responsible for its launch in 1957?
USSR (Russia)
What is the most massive planet in our solar system?
Jupiter, it's HUGE. 1.898 E 27 kg (317.8 Earth mass)
How many days does it take for the moon to complete one revolution around the Earth?
28
which season has the shortest shadows and the longest days?
Summer
What is different about Pluto's orbit compared to the first eight planets?
It is tilted at a greater angle and it sometimes overlaps with Neptune.
There are six people of three nationalities in space right now. What space vehicle are they in?
The International Space Station.
How far away from the sun are we right now, in Astronomical Units.
T
Thank the celestial gods you got that one right.
If Werewolves were real, how often would they be transformed into wolves and why do you think so?
Once a month, because that is how often we have a full moon.
How long does one complete rotation of the Earth take?
24 hours
Do you think Pluto has the same "Planet status" as Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune?
I respect your opinion.
If you were invited to colonize mars would you go? The mission leaves next Tuesday, and you can never return to earth. Give two good reasons to support your response.
Ah, I see. Those are good reasons.
True or False: the Voyager Space probe, launched by NASA in 1977, is now beyond the boundaries of our solar system.
TRUE! And amazing!
Why do we have a full moon sometimes and a lunar eclipse other times?
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Due to the tilt of the moon's orbit, the Earth moon and sun are only aligned perfectly once in a while, which causes the moon to be blocked from the sun by the Earth.
Explain why the Earth has different seasons?
The Earth has different seasons because it is tilted on its axis and at different points in the year either the northern or southern hemisphere is closer to or farther away from the sun.